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Cambridge A Level Business

Syllabus 9609 · For examination in 2026, 2027 and 2028 · sourced from Cambridge International -- official AS & A Level Business (9609) syllabus PDF, Version 2, published December 2025, verified 2026-08-19.

  1. 1. Business and its environment (AS)

    • 1.1 Enterprise
    • 1.2 Business structure
    • 1.3 Size of business
    • 1.4 Business objectives
    • 1.5 Stakeholders in a business

  2. 2. Human resource management (AS)

    • 2.1 Human resource management (HRM)
    • 2.2 Motivation
    • 2.3 Management

  3. 3. Marketing (AS)

    • 3.1 The nature of marketing
    • 3.2 Market research
    • 3.3 The marketing mix

  4. 4. Operations management (AS)

    • 4.1 The nature of operations
    • 4.2 Inventory management
    • 4.3 Capacity utilisation and outsourcing

  5. 5. Finance and accounting (AS)

    • 5.1 Business finance
    • 5.2 Sources of finance
    • 5.3 Forecasting and managing cash flows
    • 5.4 Costs
    • 5.5 Budgets

  6. 6. Business and its environment (A)

    • 6.1 External influences on business activity
    • 6.2 Business strategy

  7. 7. Human resource management (A)

    • 7.1 Organisational structure
    • 7.2 Business communication
    • 7.3 Leadership
    • 7.4 Human resource management (HRM) strategy

  8. 8. Marketing (A)

    • 8.1 Marketing analysis
    • 8.2 Marketing strategy

  9. 9. Operations management (A)

    • 9.1 Location and scale
    • 9.2 Quality management
    • 9.3 Operations strategy

  10. 10. Finance and accounting (A)

    • 10.1 Financial statements
    • 10.2 Analysis of published accounts
    • 10.3 Investment appraisal
    • 10.4 Finance and accounting strategy