Cambridge Preliminary Business Studies

✍ Scribed by Marianne Hickey, Tony Nader, Tim Williams

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 338
• Edition: 4
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
About the authors
Acknowledgements
How to use this resource
TOPIC 1
Nature of business
Chapter 1: Role of business
1.1 The nature of a business
1.2 Producing goods and services
1.3 Economic and social roles of business
End-of-chapter tasks
Chapter 2: Types of businesses
2.1 Classification of business
2.2 Factors influencing choice of legal structure
End-of-chapter tasks
Chapter 3: Influences in the business environment
3.1 Introduction
3.2 External influences
3.3 Internal influences
3.4 Stakeholders
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Chapter 4: Business growth and
decline
4.1 The business life cycle
4.2 The stages of the business life cycle
4.3 Responding to challenges at each stage of the business life cycle
4.4 Factors that can contribute to business decline
4.5 Voluntary and involuntary cessation
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TOPIC 2
Business management
Chapter 5: Nature of management
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The importance of effective management
5.3 Features of effective management
5.4 Skills of management
5.5 Achieving business goals
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Chapter 6: Management approaches
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Classical approach
6.3 Behavioural approach
6.4 Contingency approach
6.5 Strengths and weaknesses of the approaches
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Chapter 7: Management process
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Coordinating key business functions and resources
7.3 Operations
7.4 Marketing
7.5 Finance
7.6 Human resources
7.7 Ethical business behaviour
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Chapter 8: Management and change
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Responding to internal and external influences
8.3 Managing change effectively
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TOPIC 3
Business planning
Chapter 9: Small to medium enterprises
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Definition
9.3 Role
9.4 Economic contribution
9.5 Success and/or failure
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Chapter 10: Influences in establishing a small to medium enterprise
10.1 Personal qualities
10.2 Sources of information
10.3 The business idea
10.4 Establishment options
10.5 Market influences
10.6 Finance
10.7 Legal
10.8 Human resources
10.9 Taxation
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Chapter 11: The business planning
process
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Sources of planning ideas
11.3 Vision, goals and/or objectives
11.4 Organising resources
11.5 Forecasting
11.6 Monitoring and evaluations
11.7 Taking corrective action
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Chapter 12: Critical issues in business success and failure
12.1 Introduction
12.2 The importance of a business plan
12.3 Management
12.4 Trend analysis
12.5 Identifying and sustaining competitive advantage
12.6 Avoiding over-extension of finance and other resources
12.7 Using technology
12.8 Economic conditions
12.9 Strategies for success in business
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Chapter 13: The business plan using business report format
13.1 How the business plan is determined
13.2 Business report format
13.3 Main title or heading
13.4 Executive summary
13.5 Business description
13.6 Situational analysis
13.7 Organisation and management
13.8 Strategies
End-of-chapter tasks
Solutions to end-of-chapter multiple-choice questions
Glossary
Index