BUSS4 Jan 2010 - Research Theme Issues - Emerging Markets

The research theme for students taking AQA A2 Business Studies Unit 4 (BUSS4) in January 2010 has been announced. The theme is…Emerging Markets.

According to the research guidance from AQA:

“In their research on emerging markets, BUSS4 students should consider:
- The opportunities and threats to businesses provided by these markets
- Strategies adopted by businesses involved in these markets to exploit the opportunities or to reduce the threats
- Factors that might influence business success and failure in these markets
- The ethical and cultural issues involved in operating in these markets including the impact on stakeholders
- The experience of businesses selling to, producing in or buying from these markets
- Issues facing businesses entering these markets for the first time
- General economic and demographic trends in these markets in relation to business performance

Students are are strongly recommended to study two emerging markets, such as Brazil, Russia, India or China, as this will help them to compare and contrast different countries. Questions will relate to general issues involved in emerging markets and will not refer to one specific country.”

tutor2u’s BUSS4 Research Theme Toolkit will help support teachers and students through the research and exam-preparation phase. It will contain:

- Guided research tasks & outline answers that address the research considerations set by AQA
- Key-point revision briefings on each of the above topics
- Concise background materials and mini-case studies that students will be able to refer to, where relevant, in the BUSS4 exam
- A mock BUSS4 exam paper and suggested answers
- Further exam-style questions for students to practice
- Guidance on exam technique for Section A of the BUSS4 exam paper

Our dedicated BUSS4 blog, here on the Business Studies blog, will also support teachers and students with links to relevant news stories, commentaries and issues.

The BUSS4 Research Theme Toolkit can also be ordered using this order form:

business-aqa-newspecs.pdf