Cambridge VCE Business Management Units 3&4 Third Edition (print and digital)

This new edition of Cambridge VCE Business Management, authored by some of the most authoritative Business Management educators, will not only ensure students are fully prepared for VCE success but will arm them with a greater understanding of business environments to help them thrive in a wide range of industries.

What’s new for students?

• The very best assessment and exam preparation available now includes chapter review sections with exam-style questions, exemplar responses and marking allocations AND review chapters for each Area of Study with illustrated mind-maps and dot point summaries for each key knowledge point.
• Developed, designed and structured to be accessible and engaging for EVERY student, the AoS key knowledge dot points are distributed over several chapters to allow for more thorough coverage.
• At the start of each chapter ‘What’s ahead’ flowcharts signpost the upcoming content while Kickstarter activities engage students in the topic through classroom discussion and stimulus materials.
• Learning Intentions aligned to the key knowledge and skills from the study design and Success Criteria checklists bookend each chapter so students can see what they need to master and track their own progress.
• New up-to-date and relevant case studies and media articles have been incorporated to engage students with contemporary business practice, environments and issues.

What’s new to support teachers?

• A new Exam Generator allows teachers to create custom practice exams from past VCAA questions and VCAA style questions. Questions can be filtered by difficulty, AoS or key term.
• A range of easily accessible downloadable resources include activity worksheets, suggested responses, PowerPoint files, teaching programs and more.
• The powerful Learning Management System offers a host of reporting tools and a task manager to help monitor student progress.

Learn more at cambridge.edu.au/vcebusman

Unit 3 Managing a business
Area of Study 1
Business foundations
1 Business foundations
2 Stakeholders and corporate culture
3 Management styles and skills
Unit 3 Area of Study 1 review

Area of Study 2
Human resource management
4 Managing employees: business objectives and motivation
5 Training, performance management and termination management
6 Workplace relations
Unit 3 Area of Study 2 review

Area of Study 3
Operations management
7 An introduction to operations management
8 Optimising operations
9 Corporate social responsibility and global issues in operations management
Unit 3 Area of Study 3 review

Unit 4 Transforming a business
Area of Study 1
Reviewing performance – the need for change
10 Reviewing performance – the need for change
11 Force Field Analysis and forces for change
12 Porter’s Generic Strategies approach
Unit 4 Area of Study 1 review

Area of Study 2
Implementing change
13 The importance of leadership in change management and management strategies to respond to KPIs and to seek new business opportunities
14 Corporate culture and strategies to develop it, an overview of the Learning Organisation (Senge) and low- and high-risk strategies
15 The Three Step Change Model and the effect of change on stakeholders
16 Corporate social responsibility and reviewing KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness of business transformation
Unit 4 Area of Study 2 review

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