Specification points

AQA AS Business 7131

30 points in 6 topics, with AQA's codes and titles.

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3.1 What is business?

3.1.1 Understanding the nature and purpose of business
3.1.2 Understanding different business forms
3.1.3 Understanding that businesses operate within an external environment

3.2 Managers, leadership and decision making

3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making
3.2.2 Understanding management decision making
3.2.3 Understanding the role and importance of stakeholders

3.3 Marketing management

3.3.1 Setting marketing objectives
3.3.2 Understanding markets and customers
3.3.3 Making marketing decisions: segmentation, targeting, positioning
3.3.4 Making marketing decisions: using the marketing mix

3.4 Operational management

3.4.1 Setting operational objectives
3.4.2 Analysing operational performance
3.4.3 Making operational decisions to improve performance: increasing efficiency and productivity
3.4.4 Making operational decisions to improve performance: improving quality
3.4.5 Making operational decisions to improve performance: managing inventory and supply chains

3.5 Financial management

3.5.1 Setting financial objectives
3.5.2 Analysing financial performance
3.5.3 Making financial decisions: sources of finance
3.5.4 Making financial decisions: improving cash flow and profits

3.6 Human resource management

3.6.1 Setting human resource objectives
3.6.2 Analysing human resource performance
3.6.3 Organisational design and human resource flow
3.6.4 Making human resource decisions: improving motivation and engagement
3.6.5 Making human resource decisions: improving employer-employee relations