Business Studies:Single

Course summary

Students of this course should study business in a variety of contexts (eg large/small, UK focused/global, service/manufacturing) and consider: * the importance of the context of business in relation to decision making * the interrelated nature of business activities and how they affect competitiveness * the competitive environment and the markets in which businesses operate * the influences on functional decisions and plans including ethical and environmental issues * the factors that might determine whether a decision is successful eg the quality of data and the degree of uncertainty * how technology is changing the way decisions are made and how businesses operate and compete * the impact on stakeholders of functional decisions and their response to such decisions * use of non-quantitative and quantitative data in decision making (including the interpretation of index numbers and calculations such as ratios and percentages).