Cambridge Preliminary Business Studies 2nd Edition Cambridge Preliminary Business Studies Second edition provides up-to-date, accessible and comprehensive coverage of the new NSW Stage 6 Business Studies syllabus to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed for success. Cambridge Preliminary Business Studies Second Edition Study Toolkit This second edition provides even greater assessment and exam preparation support, with a Study Toolkit now included free with the student text. The Study Toolkit draws on a variety of revision methods to provide additional assessment tasks with sample responses, a guide to developing exam skills, an explanation of exam verbs, and thoughtfully constructed HSC exam-style revision questions and marking guidelines.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 15+ years.

This book was published 2011 by Cambridge University Press .

Tim Williams has several years experience teaching HSC Business Studies in NSW schools. He has also extensive experience as a HSC marker and as an author of business Studies material. He currently teaches at SCEGGS Redlands in Sydney.

This book has the following chapters: Topic 1 Nature of business - 20% of indicative time; 1 The role of business ; 2 Types of businesses ; 3 Influences in the business environment; 4 Business growth and decline ; 5 An investigation of aspects of business using hypothetical situation actual business case studies ; ; Topic 2 Business management - 40% of indicative time; 6 The nature of management ; 7 Management approaches ; 8 The management process; 9 Management and change ; 10 An investigation of aspects of business using hypothetical situations and actual business case studies ; ; Topic 3 Business planning - 40% of indicative time; 11 Small to medium enterprises ; 12 Influences in establishing a small to medium enterprise ; 13 The business planning process; 14 Critical issues in business success and failure; 15 An investigation of aspects of business using hypothetical situations and actual business case studies ; 16 Preparing a small business plan