The subject offers both academic success and an interesting and ever-changing area of study. The subject enables students to gain an appreciation of the main aspects of the business world and the way businesses make their decisions. Students will gain an understanding of the relationship between business theory and practice. Business will provide the ideal option for candidates who wish to take either Science or Humanities subjects. More specifically, Business provides an ideal background for those considering self-employment or thinking of pursuing a career in Finance or Marketing. Students are introduced to business by building their knowledge of core business concepts and applying them to business contexts to develop a broad understanding of how businesses work. Students are encouraged to use an enquiring, critical, and thoughtful approach to the study of business, understand that business behavior can be studied from a range of perspectives, and challenge assumptions. Topics: - Managers, leadership and decision making - Decision-making to improve marketing performance - Decision-making to improve operational performance - Decision-making to improve financial performance - Decision-making to improve human resource performance - Analysing the strategic position of a business - Choosing strategic direction - Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies - Managing strategic change