A Level Business 9609 Paper 1 Topical | Asif Iqbal | 2009-2021

Introduction 4
0.1 About The Author……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
0.2 Exam Tips ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5
Section 1: Business and its Environment 10
1.1 Enterprise………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
1.2 Business Structure……………………………………………………………………………………………. 24
1.3 Size of Business………………….……………………………………………………………………………. 47
1.4 Business Objectives………………………………………………………………………………………….. 60
1.5 Stakeholders in a Business……………………………………………………………………………… 104
Section 2: People in Organisation 116
2.1 Management and Leadership………………………………………………………………………… 117
2.2 Motivation……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 151
2.3 Human Resource Development ……………………………………………………………………. 191
Section 3: Marketing 210
3.1 What is Marketing…………………………………………………………………………………………..211
3.2 Market Research……………………………………………………………………………………………..233
3.3 The Market Mix……………………………………………………………………………………………….248
Section 4: Operation and Project Management 316
4.1 The Nature of Operations………………………………………………………………………………. 317
4.2 Inventory Management……………………………………………………………………………….. 345
Section 5: Finance and Accounting 364
5.1 The Need for Business Finance …………………………………………………………………….…365
5.2 Source of Finance…………………………………………………………………………………………… 373
5.3 Costs………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 395
5.4 Accounting Fundamentals……………………………………………………………………………… 410