OCR A-level Business Year 13 revision

Topic 1.1: Strategy, objectives and strategic analysis

It builds on what you learned at AS in Types of business, objectives and stakeholders, and takes it further.

There are 7 parts: we start with analysing the strategic position, and finish with business ethics in strategic decision-making.

1. 1.1.1Analysing the strategic positionFree 14 questions
2. 1.1.2Mission, corporate objectives, strategy and tactics30 questions
3. 1.1.3SWOT analysis and assessing the strategic position23 questions
4. 1.1.4Porter's Five Forces and competitor analysis35 questions
5. 1.1.5Shareholders and stakeholders: influence and conflict in strategic decisionsFree 33 questions
6. 1.1.6Corporate social responsibility and strategy30 questions
7. 1.1.7Business ethics in strategic decision-making33 questions

Topic 1.2: Strategic choices: direction and growth

It builds on what you learned at AS in Entrepreneurs, leadership and business growth, and takes it further.

There are 14 parts: we start with strategic direction and methods, and finish with operational strategies.

1. 1.2.1Strategic direction and methods14 questions
2. 1.2.2Ansoff's matrix: choosing products and marketsFree 73 questions
3. 1.2.3Porter's generic strategies31 questions
4. 1.2.4Bowman's strategic clock27 questions
5. 1.2.5Functional strategies: operational, financial, marketing and HR27 questions
6. 1.2.6Retrenchment, divestment and turnaround strategies28 questions
7. 1.2.7Changing scale: economies and diseconomies of scaleFree 31 questions
8. 1.2.8Organic (internal) growth27 questions
9. 1.2.9External growth: mergers, takeovers and acquisitions23 questions
10. 1.2.10Joint ventures, strategic alliances and franchising27 questions
11. 1.2.11Reasons for staying small and Greiner's growth model51 questions
12. 1.2.12Innovation strategies: R&D, product and process innovation31 questions
13. 1.2.13Digital technology and e-commerce strategies34 questions
14. 1.2.14Operational strategies: lean production, outsourcing, offshoring and location39 questions

Topic 1.3: Decision-making techniques

It builds on what you learned at AS in Accounting and finance, and takes it further.

There are 5 parts: we start with investment appraisal, and finish with data-driven versus intuitive strategic decision-making.

1. 1.3.1Investment appraisal: payback and average rate of returnFree 62 questions
2. 1.3.2Investment appraisal: net present value and discounting57 questions
3. 1.3.3Decision trees and expected values28 questions
4. 1.3.4Critical path analysis33 questions
5. 1.3.5Data-driven versus intuitive strategic decision-making77 questions

Topic 1.4: Managing strategic change

It builds on what you learned at AS in Human resource management, and takes it further.

There are 7 parts: we start with managing change and global business, and finish with strategic implementation, problems with strategy and corporate failure.

1. 1.4.1Managing change and global business52 questions
2. 1.4.2Causes of change: internal and external, planned and unplannedFree 28 questions
3. 1.4.3Resistance to change and Kotter and Schlesinger20 questions
4. 1.4.4Organisational culture: Handy and Hofstede29 questions
5. 1.4.5Organisational structure and structural change28 questions
6. 1.4.6Leadership and the management of strategic change36 questions
7. 1.4.7Strategic implementation, problems with strategy and corporate failure38 questions

Topic 2: External influences facing businesses

It builds on what you learned at AS in External influences on business, and takes it further.

There are 7 parts: we start with political and legal influences on strategy, and finish with competition policy and the regulation of markets.

1. 2.1Political and legal influences on strategyFree 26 questions
2. 2.2Economic influences: growth, inflation, unemployment, interest rates and the business cycle49 questions
3. 2.3Government economic policy: fiscal, monetary and supply-side37 questions
4. 2.4Social and demographic influences30 questions
5. 2.5Technological change and digital disruption26 questions
6. 2.6Environmental influences and sustainability29 questions
7. 2.7Competition policy and the regulation of markets74 questions

Topic 3: The global environment

There are 12 parts: we start with globalisation, and finish with global competition and competitive strategy.

1. 3.1Globalisation: causes, growth and impact on businessFree 47 questions
2. 3.2International trade: free trade, protectionism, WTO and trading blocs74 questions
3. 3.3Emerging economies and measures of economic development29 questions
4. 3.4Exchange rates and international trade72 questions
5. 3.5Assessing a country as a market25 questions
6. 3.6Assessing a country as a production location52 questions
7. 3.7Global marketing mix and cultural differencesFree 68 questions
8. 3.8Impact of multinationals on host countries30 questions
9. 3.9Impact of multinationals on home countries and local competitors32 questions
10. 3.10Ethical issues in global operations and supply chains55 questions
11. 3.11Controlling multinationals: regulation, tax and codes of conduct27 questions
12. 3.12Global competition and competitive strategy69 questions

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