AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Digital Course Companion

Our BUSS4 Course Companion is the ideal textbook replacement for centres wanting authoritative, digital teaching and revision materials for the core BUSS4 specification.  Details of the Course Companion contents, including a sample chapter and screenshots are provided below:

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BUSS 4 COURSE COMPANION CONTENTS

CORPORATE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Understanding Mission, Aims and Objectives

BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
Introduction to the Macroeconomy
Interest Rates
Inflation
Unemployment
Exchange Rates
European Union & Business
Globalisation of Markets
Emerging Markets

BUSINESSES AND THE POLITICAL AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
Business & Government Economic Policy
Business Legislation

BUSINESSES AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
Business Ethics
Corporate Social Responsibility

BUSINESSES AND THE TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
Technology

BUSINESSES AND THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
Competitive Environment - Five Forces
Business & Environmental Issues

MANAGING CHANGE
Causes of Change – Acquisitions
Causes of Change – Retrenchment
Change Process – Culture
Change Process – Implementation and Management
Change Process – Leadership
Planning for Change – Corporate Planning
Planning for Change – Managing Risk
Planning for Change – SWOT Analysis

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BUSS4 Emerging Markets : Starbucks’ challenges in China [21 May 2012]
AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Revision Quizzes [18 May 2012]
AQA BUSS4 - ‘with reference to *** plc and your own research ....’ [13 May 2012]
BUSS4 - Keep Calm and Carry On… [13 May 2012]
AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Exam Topic Tracker [6 May 2012]
AQA AS Business (BUSS1) - Exam Topic Tracker [6 May 2012]
‘Hooks’ in BUSS4 Essays [5 May 2012]
AQA BUSS2 & BUSS4 Revision Workshops in Spring 2013 [4 May 2012]
AQA BUSS4 Section A Research Online Clinic - Tuesday 1 May 2012 [1 May 2012]
AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Key Term A to Z Glossary [30 Apr 2012]
BUSS4 - Three Ways to Evaluate Emerging Markets [28 Apr 2012]
Paul Polman (Unilever CEO) on cultural change, leadership, Asia and Corporate Social Responsibility [27 Apr 2012]
BUSS4: 6 Essential M&A Cases [22 Apr 2012]
BUSS4: The Seven Point Scale for Perfect Paragraphs [22 Apr 2012]
Irene Rosenfeld on Leadership, Transformation, and THAT takeover [18 Apr 2012]
Revision Presentation - Mission, Aims, Objectives and Stakeholders [7 Apr 2012]
Essay writing: turn evidence into analysis [4 Apr 2012]
The Ultimate BUSS4 Takeovers and Mergers Crossword 2012 [26 Mar 2012]
BUSS2 and BUSS4 Comes to the Olympics! [25 Mar 2012]
Women & Leadership [22 Mar 2012]
BUSS4 2012 - Keeping in Touch using the #BUSS4 Hashtag [19 Mar 2012]
TBBLE - The Business Studies CPD Revision Special 2012 [5 Mar 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - tutor2u Mini Briefs [4 Mar 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - the BUSS4 Card Game [4 Mar 2012]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) Research Theme 2012 [3 Mar 2012]
AQA BUSS4 CPD Briefing Days in 2012 [16 Feb 2012]
BUSS4 Research Theme - Merger and Takeover Egg Heads [10 Feb 2012]
Takeovers in the UK - the long-term trend [5 Feb 2012]
AQA BUSS4 - Research Toolkit for June 2012 & Jan 2013 [2 Feb 2012]
BUSS4 Revision Workshops 2012 - Programme Outline [1 Feb 2012]
BUSS4 2012 - Mergers and Takeovers on the Business Studies Blog [31 Jan 2012]
The Guardian on Takeovers and Mergers [31 Jan 2012]
Post-Easter 2012 Revision Workshops for AQA AS & A2 Business Studies [16 Jan 2012]
AQA AS Business (BUSS1) - Resources Overview & Links [8 Jan 2012]
AQA AS Business (BUSS1) Revision Guide [5 Dec 2011]
AQA BUSS2 & BUSS4 Revision Workshops Spring 2012 [11 Nov 2011]
BUSS3 Revision Workshops 2011 - Here We Go! [11 Nov 2011]
BUSS1 Workshop 2011 Topics - What We’ll Cover [11 Nov 2011]
Developing Exam Skills - BUSS3 [8 Nov 2011]
CSR - 40 Years of Upsetting Big Business [15 Sep 2011]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Exam Topic Tracker [12 Sep 2011]
AQA AS Business (BUSS1) - Specification Resource Map [25 Aug 2011]
New to AQA AS/A2 Business Studies - the CPD Course for 2011/12 [23 Aug 2011]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Exam Topic Tracker [16 Jun 2011]
BUSS2 in an hour! [19 May 2011]
AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Evaluation Questions [14 May 2011]
AQA BUSS4 CSR Briefing - Review Copies Available [9 May 2011]
Your suggestions for new Business Studies resources & training [9 May 2011]
AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Calculations / Formulas [4 May 2011]
Edexcel AS Business Unit 2a - Specification Resource Map [23 Apr 2011]
Edexcel AS Business Unit 1 - Specification Resource Map [23 Apr 2011]
AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Specification Resource Map [22 Apr 2011]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Specification Resource Map [22 Apr 2011]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Specification Resource Map [22 Apr 2011]
CSR - A responsible company from day one? [21 Apr 2011]
Leadership Resource - Every Little Helps [16 Mar 2011]
AQA BUSS4 Toolkit on CSR now available [15 Mar 2011]
BUSS4 - Research Theme for 2011 - CSR [26 Feb 2011]
BUSS4 Section A Research Briefing Days - 2011 Research Task [22 Feb 2011]
BUSS4 2011 - Introducing the tutor2u Twelve [20 Feb 2011]
BUSS4 Research - “Beyond e.g.” [18 Feb 2011]
CSR - Avoiding the child labour hotspots [15 Feb 2011]
Emerging Markets Video - The perfect plenary [29 Jan 2011]
Globalisation Video - The perfect plenary [26 Jan 2011]
AQA AS Business (BUSS1) - Revision Quizzes (Full Listing) [15 Dec 2010]
tutor2u on Smarta - An Interview with Jim [18 Oct 2010]
AQA BUSS4 Student Research - How Was it for You in Summer 2010? [29 Sep 2010]
The Business Scrapbook [25 Sep 2010]
Developing Exam Skills - POMFEO [19 Jun 2010]
AQA BUSS4 Section B Practice Question - British Airways [15 Jun 2010]
Emerging Stronger - How UK Businesses Responded to the Recession [14 Jun 2010]
BUSS4 - Recession Strategy Lessons from Four Female Entrepreneurs [6 Jun 2010]
Gearing Up for BUSS4 [6 Jun 2010]
Rajeeb Dey to Speak at the 2010 Business Teacher National Conference [3 Jun 2010]
BUSS4 - Dyson’s Success is a Great Example to Use in Section A Essays [27 May 2010]
BUSS4 - A Clash of Two Cultures [16 May 2010]
BUSS4 - Leadership in a Changing Environment [16 May 2010]
BUSS4 UK Recession - Strategies in a Downturn [16 May 2010]
BUSS4 UK Recession - Data Burn [15 May 2010]
Book wars! [5 May 2010]
BUSS4 - Building exam skills [21 Apr 2010]
AQA GCE Business (BUSS4) - Workshop Booklet is Go [17 Apr 2010]
Girl Power [12 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Teacher PowerPoint Presentations [7 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Revision Quizzes [7 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Resource Overview & Links [7 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Teacher PowerPoint Presentations [6 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Revision Quizzes [6 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Key Topic Revision Checklist [6 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Key Term Glossary [6 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Resource Overview & Links [6 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Digital Course Companion [6 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Influences on Functional Objectives [6 Apr 2010]
AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Resource Overview & Links [6 Apr 2010]
AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Practice Exam Papers (Vol 1) [6 Apr 2010]
AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Teacher PowerPoint Presentations [6 Apr 2010]
AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Digital Course Companion [6 Apr 2010]
AQA AS Business (BUSS1) - Practice Exam Papers [5 Apr 2010]
AQA AS Business (BUSS1) - Teacher PowerPoint Collection [5 Apr 2010]
AQA AS Business (BUSS1) - Digital Course Companion [5 Apr 2010]

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