Business Management study guides

A guide to the SQA Higher Business Management course assessment and how to study for it. Covers the question paper and the assignment, the SQA command words, how to apply knowledge to stimulus material, and a revision strategy for the five areas of study.

A deep-dive SQA Higher Business Management guide to the Management of Finance area. Covers sources of finance for large firms, cash budgeting, the income statement and statement of financial position, profitability and liquidity ratios, and technology in finance, with worked examples.

A deep-dive SQA Higher Business Management guide to the Management of Marketing area. Covers customers and segmentation, market research, the extended seven-P marketing mix (product, price, place, promotion, people, process, physical evidence) and the use of technology, with worked examples.

A deep-dive SQA Higher Business Management guide to the Management of Operations area. Covers inventory management and just-in-time, job, batch and flow production, quality methods, ethical and environmental operations, and technology in operations, with worked examples.

A deep-dive SQA Higher Business Management guide to the Management of People area. Covers workforce planning, recruitment and selection, training and development, motivation and leadership, employee relations, employment legislation and technology in HR, with worked examples.

A deep-dive SQA Higher Business Management guide to the Understanding Business area. Covers the role of business, types of organisation, objectives, methods of growth, internal and external (PESTEC) factors, stakeholders, organisational structures and decision-making, with worked examples.