With a text based on the requirements of the relevant examining bodies, this book is intended for students preparing for GCSE Business Studies examinations as well as those following BTEC First Business and Finance courses. Each chapter ends with short questions, stimulus response questions, case studies and an "on assignment" section which offers ideas for coursework which students and teachers can develop to meet coursework requirements.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Business Studies .

There are 256 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1991 by Oxford University Press .

This book has the following chapters: Background to business - introduction to business, the basic business functions; personnel - introduction to personnel management, recruitment and selection, starting work, ending employment, industrial relations; finance - introduction to finance, understanding financial records; marketing - introduction to marketing, distribution, advertising and promotion, international trade; purchasing - the purchasing function; production - the production function; research and development - the research and development function; government - the work of government; appendices - researching data, understanding data, examination questions.