Business Studies:Single

Assessment

Paper 1: Business 1 (Written exam: 2hrs, 33.3% of A level) What is business?; 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. Paper 2: Business 2 (Written exam: 2hrs, 33.3% of A level) A data response paper, based on the content already covered in Paper 1. Paper 3: Business 3 (Written exam: 2hrs, 33.3% of A level) A case study and essay paper, based on the content already covered in Papers 1 and 2.