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AQA BUSS4 Research Theme for 2013 - Organisational Culture
The research theme for BUSS4 in June 2013 has now been released - it is on organisational culture. The research bullets are provided below. You can also download the research theme from here:
AQA-BUSS4-Research-Theme-2013.pdf
Other key links for you are:
Ultimate Guide to BUSS4 Essay Writing
BUSS4 Section A (Organisational Culture) Teacher Briefing Days
BUSS4 Section A (Organisational Culture) Teaching & Revision Toolkit
BUSS4 Revision & Exam Coaching Workshops
Research Theme – Organisational Culture
In your research on organisational culture, you should consider:
● factors influencing the culture of an organisation and cultural differences within an organisation
● the impact of organisational culture on business strategies and performance
● reasons for changes in organisational culture
● ways of changing organisational culture
● problems of changing organisational culture.
You are strongly recommended to compare and contrast a number of different types of organisational
culture. You will not be asked a question on any one specific type of culture.
You should make reference to your research in your responses to Section A in the examination.
Organisational Culture Change - Is New Leadership Required? [19 Jun 2013]
BUSS4 Exam Technique - The Basics of PEEL [19 Jun 2013]
BUSS4 Section B - Prepare for Hybrid Essay Questions [16 Jun 2013]
BUSS4 - 10 Section A Essay Questions on Organisational Culture to Practice [15 Jun 2013]
BUSS4 - 10 Section B Essay Questions to Practice [14 Jun 2013]
BUSS4 Section A Briefing 2014 - CPD Briefing Days & Toolkit [14 Jun 2013]
BUSS4: Don’t be a Story-teller – Be an Expert Pundit [11 Jun 2013]
BUSS4 Revision Clinic - 16 June 2013 [8 Jun 2013]
BUSS4 - The Section B Essay Questions So Far [6 Jun 2013]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Exam Topic Tracker [21 May 2013]
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BUSS4 Online Research Clinic Organisational Culture - June 2013 [20 May 2013]
Developing Application - The Awareness Test [14 May 2013]
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The Benefits of Multi-cultural Business [6 May 2013]
Step Up to AQA A2 Business Studies - CPD Course [6 May 2013]
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AQA BUSS4 CPD Briefing Days in 2012 [16 Feb 2012]
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AQA BUSS4 - Research Toolkit for June 2012 & Jan 2013 [2 Feb 2012]
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