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CAIE BUSINESS STUDIES
IGCSE & A LEVELS GUIDE
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Find the easiest way to prepare for the Cambridge IGCSE and A Levels with simplified content, exam tips, and revision guides. All of which has been written with an easy to grasp language making the Business Studies syllabus easy to navigate.
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B2B, B2C, and Market Segmentation (Mass vs. Niche) 17.4
Chapter 17 - The Nature of Marketing Learning Objective: To understand B2B, B2C, and Market Segmentation (Mass vs. Niche) Consumer Market (B2C) and Industrial Market (B2B) Consumer Products are sold to households and individuals whereas Industrial Products are the ones produced and used by industries: Selling to Business rather than to consumers have some big differences : Industrial goods are often much more complex - it requires specialist sales and support employees ; Ind
Thiago Casarin Lucenti
4 hours ago4 min read


Market Features and Marketing Orientations (17.3)
Chapter 17 - The Nature of Marketing Learning Objective: To understand some of the most common marketing concepts What is a market? A market is a group of consumers interested in a product, with resources to purchase it legally . - It is the group of customers interested in a product and with the resources to purchase it; - The potential market for a product is the total population interested in the product; - Target market is the segment of the total available market th
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2 days ago3 min read


Understanding Price Elasticity of Demand (17.2)
Chapter 17 - The Nature of Marketing Lesson Objective: To understand Price Elasticity of Demand One of the many roles of the Marketing Department is determining prices - which is part of meeting demand profitably. Note: The demand for a product is how much of that product customers are willing to buy at a certain price point. Let's start by understanding how the demand for a product changes following changes in price : Price, therefore, does influence demand . However, th
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3 days ago2 min read


Introduction to Marketing (17.1)
Chapter 17 - The Nature of Marketing Lesson Objective: To understand the basic concepts in Marketing In your opinion, what is Marketing? Marketing is a business function that involves various activities: Market Research; Product Design; Pricing; Advertising; Distribution; Customer Service; Packaging. In a nutshell, marketing is about: Identifying and understanding customer needs of a target-market through Market Research and then trying to satisfy those needs better than the
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5 days ago2 min read


McGregor's Theory - What's the Best Leadership Style? (12.2)
We all understand that there are mainly four leadership styles: Democratic; Autocratic; Laissez-Faire; Paternalistic. We also understand that different managers have different approaches towards their workforce: some have a more soft approach and others a more hard one. But what are the factors that determine what management style a manager will use ? According to Douglas McGregor the attitude of managers towards their workers will have the largest impact on how they will man
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Oct 292 min read


Basics of Being a Manager (12.1)
Chapter 12 - Management Learning Objectives: To learn the different leadership styles and the functions/roles of management. Being a manager is no easy job! There are two main theories regarding managers' functions and roles: Fayol Functions of Management Mintzberg Management Roles According to Fayol , the 5 following functions of management are to facilitate the management process - they focus on the relationship employees vs. managers: Planning objectives and tactics, orga
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Oct 272 min read


Motivational Theories, Payment Methods, and Non-Financial Motivators (Ch. 11)
Motivation is the desire of workers to see a job done quickly and well: By meeting their individual objectives, motivated workers drive...
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Oct 92 min read


Employee Morale & Welfare, and Training (10.3)
Chapter 10 - Human Resources Management Learning Objective: To further explore HRM responsibilities To continue with the many...
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Oct 83 min read


Recruitment, Selection, Contracts, and Redundancy vs. Dismissal (10.2)
Chapter 10 - Human Resource Management Learning Objective: Understand various responsibilities of the HRM There are different reasons why...
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Oct 53 min read


Workforce Planning and Labor Turnover (10.1)
Chapter 10 - Human Resource Management To-Do-List: Activity 10.3 Learning Objective: To understand the purpose of Human Resources...
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Oct 12 min read


Conflicting Stakeholders' Interests (5.2)
Chapter 5 - Stakeholders in Business Learning Objective: To understand how businesses approach conflicting stakeholders' interests. As...
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Sep 292 min read


Stakeholders and Their Interests (5.1)
Chapter 5 - Stakeholders in Business Learning Objective: To understand the several stakeholders and their various interests New Airport...
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Sep 282 min read


Final Notes on Business Objectives (4.3)
Chapter 4- Business Objectives Learning Objective: Communicating, changing, and translating corporate objectives. We discussed the...
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Sep 263 min read


Hierarchy of Objectives (4.2)
Chapter 4 - Business Objectives Learning Objective: Hierarchy of Objectives Objectives are also of key importance because they allow...
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Sep 232 min read


Business Objectives (4.1)
Chapter 4- Business Objectives Learning Objective: Business objectives of private and public sector businesses Business objectives are...
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Sep 223 min read


Business Growth (3.3)
Chapter 3 - Size of Business Learning Objective: Business Growth (3.3) There are many reasons why businesses want to grow : With growth...
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Sep 173 min read


Small & Family Businesses (Ch. 3.2)
Chapter 3 - Size of Business Learning Objective: Small & Family Businesses (Ch. 3.2) Mongolia is a great place for us to discuss small...
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Sep 82 min read


Looking at Business Size - The Right Way? (Ch. 3.1)
Chapter 3- Size of Business Learning Objective: Looking at Business Size - The Right Way? (Ch. 3.1) What do you call a small business?...
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Sep 73 min read


Forms of Business Organization (Ch. 2.2)
Chapter 2 - Business Structure Learning Objective: Forms of Business Organization (Ch. 2.2) Before diving in to the different forms of...
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Aug 273 min read


Structuring an Economy (Ch. 2.1)
Chapter 2 - Business Structure Learning Objective: Structuring an Economy The economy of a country is made of different sectors of its...
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Aug 255 min read
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