External influences on business activity

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• 1Identify privatisation vs nationalisation (4 marks)
• 2Classify the area of business law (4 marks)
• 3Explain the impact of a minimum-wage rise (5 marks)
• 4Explain benefits of privatising an industry (5 marks)
• 5Analyse the impact of stricter competition law (8 marks)
• 6Analyse a decision to nationalise a utility (6 marks)

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• 1Identify the demographic change (4 marks)
• 2Classify the CSR issue (4 marks)
• 3Explain benefits of acting responsibly (5 marks)
• 4Explain the impact of an ageing population (5 marks)
• 5Analyse the impact of a pressure-group campaign (8 marks)
• 6Analyse the impact of inward migration (6 marks)

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• 1Identify the macroeconomic objective (4 marks)
• 2Classify the government policy (4 marks)
• 3Explain the impact of a rise in interest rates (5 marks)
• 4Explain the impact of a recession (5 marks)
• 5Analyse the impact of a corporation tax cut (8 marks)
• 6Analyse the impact of a stronger currency (6 marks)

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• 1Identify the technology (4 marks)
• 2Classify the function affected (4 marks)
• 3Explain benefits of e-commerce (5 marks)
• 4Explain the HR impact of automation (5 marks)
• 5Analyse a decision to invest in automation (8 marks)
• 6Analyse being a technology first mover (6 marks)

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• 1Classify Porter's five forces (4 marks)
• 2Classify how a supplier affects a business (4 marks)
• 3Explain responses to new competition (5 marks)
• 4Explain how to reduce supplier power (5 marks)
• 5Analyse the impact of a price war (8 marks)
• 6Analyse supply-chain risk (6 marks)

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• 1Classify what an environmental audit measures (4 marks)
• 2Classify drivers of greener behaviour (4 marks)
• 3Explain the benefits of an environmental audit (5 marks)
• 4Explain how sustainability affects a decision (5 marks)
• 5Analyse the impact of tighter environmental regulation (8 marks)
• 6Analyse the risk of greenwashing (6 marks)

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• 1Classify advantages and disadvantages of an MNC (4 marks)
• 2Classify international trade terms (4 marks)
• 3Explain the impact of joining a trading bloc (5 marks)
• 4Explain how technology helps a firm trade internationally (5 marks)
• 5Analyse the impact of an MNC on a host country (8 marks)
• 6Analyse MNC bargaining power over governments (6 marks)

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