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Explore the 45 chapters of Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Business, organised into the same five units as the Rob Jones Student Book. Use this table of contents to access original, chapter-by-chapter revision notes, examples and practice questions.

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Unit 01Business activity and influences on businessChapters 1–15 · Textbook p. 2 Unit 02People in businessChapters 16–24 · Textbook p. 126 Unit 03Business financeChapters 25–32 · Textbook p. 208 Unit 04MarketingChapters 33–39 · Textbook p. 270 Unit 05Business operationsChapters 40–45 · Textbook p. 334

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UNIT 01  ·  TEXTBOOK P. 2

Business activity and influences on business

Business foundations, ownership, location and external influences

15Chapters 1–15
  1. 01

    What is business activity? →

    Textbook p. 4Read Chapter 1 notes
  2. 02

    Business objectives →

    Textbook p. 11Read Chapter 2 notes
  3. 03

    Sole traders, partnerships, social enterprises and franchises →

    Textbook p. 19Read Chapter 3 notes
  4. 04

    Limited companies and multinationals →

    Textbook p. 27Read Chapter 4 notes
  5. 05

    Public corporations →

    Textbook p. 35Read Chapter 5 notes
  6. 06

    Appropriateness of different forms of ownership →

    Textbook p. 44Read Chapter 6 notes
  7. 07

    Classification of businesses

    Textbook p. 49Read Chapter 7 notes
  8. 08

    Decisions on location

    Textbook p. 55Read Chapter 8 notes
  9. 09

    Globalisation

    Textbook p. 64Read Chapter 9 notes
  10. 10

    The importance and growth of multinational companies

    Textbook p. 72Read Chapter 10 notes
  11. 11

    International trade and exchange rates

    Textbook p. 81Read Chapter 11 notes
  12. 12

    Government objectives and policies

    Textbook p. 88Read Chapter 12 notes
  13. 13

    External factors

    Textbook p. 99Read Chapter 13 notes
  14. 14

    Measuring success in business

    Textbook p. 108Read Chapter 14 notes
  15. 15

    Reasons for business failure

    Textbook p. 117Read Chapter 15 notes
UNIT 02  ·  TEXTBOOK P. 126

People in business

Communication, recruitment, motivation and organisation

09Chapters 16–24
  1. 16

    The importance of good communication in business

    Textbook p. 128Read Chapter 16 notes
  2. 17

    Barriers to communication in business

    Textbook p. 138Read Chapter 17 notes
  3. 18

    Recruitment and selection

    Textbook p. 146Read Chapter 18 notes
  4. 19

    Legal controls over employment

    Textbook p. 157Read Chapter 19 notes
  5. 20

    Training

    Textbook p. 166Read Chapter 20 notes
  6. 21

    The importance of motivation in the workplace

    Textbook p. 174Read Chapter 21 notes
  7. 22

    Methods of motivation at work

    Textbook p. 183Read Chapter 22 notes
  8. 23

    Organisation structure and employees

    Textbook p. 192Read Chapter 23 notes
  9. 24

    Departmental functions

    Textbook p. 200Read Chapter 24 notes
UNIT 03  ·  TEXTBOOK P. 208

Business finance

Funding, cash flow, costs and financial statements

08Chapters 25–32
  1. 25

    Sources of finance

    Textbook p. 210Read Chapter 25 notes
  2. 26

    Cash flow forecasting

    Textbook p. 218Read Chapter 26 notes
  3. 27

    Costs

    Textbook p. 225Read Chapter 27 notes
  4. 28

    Break-even analysis

    Textbook p. 231Read Chapter 28 notes
  5. 29

    Statement of comprehensive income

    Textbook p. 238Read Chapter 29 notes
  6. 30

    Statement of financial position

    Textbook p. 246Read Chapter 30 notes
  7. 31

    Ratio analysis

    Textbook p. 254Read Chapter 31 notes
  8. 32

    The use of financial documents

    Textbook p. 262Read Chapter 32 notes
UNIT 04  ·  TEXTBOOK P. 270

Marketing

Research, segmentation and the marketing mix

07Chapters 33–39
  1. 33

    Market research

    Textbook p. 272Read Chapter 33 notes
  2. 34

    The importance of marketing

    Textbook p. 282Read Chapter 34 notes
  3. 35

    Market segmentation

    Textbook p. 292Read Chapter 35 notes
  4. 36

    Product

    Textbook p. 298Study chapter
  5. 37

    Price

    Textbook p. 307Read chapter notes →
  6. 38

    Place

    Textbook p. 313Read chapter notes →
  7. 39

    Promotion

    Textbook p. 322Read chapter notes →
UNIT 05  ·  TEXTBOOK P. 334

Business operations

Efficiency, production methods, technology and quality

06Chapters 40–45
  1. 40

    Economies and diseconomies of scale

    Textbook p. 336Read chapter notes →
  2. 41

    Production and productivity

    Textbook p. 344Read chapter notes →
  3. 42

    Lean production

    Textbook p. 353Read chapter notes →
  4. 43

    Technology in production

    Textbook p. 360Read chapter notes →
  5. 44

    Factors of production

    Textbook p. 368Revision notes available
  6. 45

    Quality

    Textbook p. 375Revision notes available

Exam preparation

The textbook includes separate guidance for the two Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Business papers.

Paper 1 · Textbook p. 384

Investigating small businesses

Assessment guide listed in the textbook. Revision guidance will be added in a later stage.

Paper 2 · Textbook p. 387

Investigating large businesses

Assessment guide listed in the textbook. Revision guidance will be added in a later stage.

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