3 topics · specification H436 · explanations and examiner marking in OCR’s own language
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This is the full OCR A-Level Business specification, code H436, as elid holds it — 3 topics, each with the terminology OCR marks against. Every explanation and every mark elid gives you is written against this list, not a generic A-level one, because the same question answered in AQA, CAIE or Edexcel language loses marks it should have earned.
The OCR A-Level Business specification, topic by topic
Component 01: Business activity, marketing and people
Assessed in Paper 1
Specification terms elid matches
Business activity
Enterprise
Business structure
Stakeholders
Business size and growth
Scale of operations
Customer journey
Marketing
Marketing within Business environment
Customer needs
Marketing strategy
People management
Human Resources
Recruitment and selection
Named studies and theories
Stakeholder theory
Mendelow (1991)
Maslow (1943)
Herzberg (1959)
Taylor (1911)
Boston Consulting Group
Component 02: Operations, finance and external influences
Assessed in Paper 2
Specification terms elid matches
Operations
Production processes
Efficiency
Quality management
Operations strategy
Finance
Sources of finance
Financial performance
Investment appraisal
External influences
External risks
Uncertainties
Sustainability
Regulatory requirements
Named studies and theories
Market structures theory
Macroeconomic policy models
Component 03: Strategy, risk and managing change
Assessed in Paper 3
Specification terms elid matches
Strategy
Business objectives
Strategic direction
Business planning
Financial strategy
Risk management
Managing change
Synoptic analysis
Strategic analysis
Ansoff matrix
Porter's Generic Strategies
SWOT analysis
PESTLE analysis
Lewin's Force Field Analysis
Named studies and theories
Ansoff (1957)
Porter (1985)
Lewin (1951)
Handy (1978)
How the papers are weighted
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Paper
Share of the qualification
Paper 1
33.3%
Paper 2
33.3%
Paper 3
33.3%
Marked the way OCR marks it
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