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Business Management syllabus, dot point by dot point
Every dot point in the VIC Business Management syllabus, with a focused answer for each one. Click any dot point for a worked explainer, past exam questions, and links to related dot points. Generated by Claude Opus and reviewed by Better Tuition Academy tutors.
Unit 1: Planning a business
Module overview →Unit 2: Establishing a business
Module overview →Unit 3: Managing a business
Module overview →- Area of Study 3: How are operations managed effectively in a contemporary business?Key elements of an operations system - inputs, processes and outputs; characteristics of operations management within manufacturing and service businesses; strategies to improve operations - facilities design and layout, materials management, quality management, technological developments, global sourcing, waste minimisation, lean management10 min answer →
- Area of Study 1: How do managers lead and manage to achieve business objectives?Management styles - autocratic, persuasive, consultative, participative, laissez-faire - including the appropriateness of each in different situations; management skills - communication, delegation, planning, leading, decision making, interpersonal, time management, problem solving, emotional intelligence9 min answer →
- Area of Study 2: How do managers motivate employees?Motivation theories - Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Locke and Latham's goal-setting theory, and Lawrence and Nohria's four-drive theory; motivation strategies including performance-related pay, career advancement, investment in training, support strategies and sanction strategies; appropriateness of each in different contexts10 min answer →
- Area of Study 1: How are businesses structured to achieve their objectives?Types of businesses - sole trader, partnership, private limited company, public listed company, social enterprise, government business enterprise - and their objectives; stakeholders of a business and their interests; corporate culture (official and real)9 min answer →
Unit 4: Transforming a business
Module overview →- Area of Study 1: How do managers identify the need for change?Key performance indicators - percentage of market share, net profit figures, rate of productivity growth, number of sales, rates of staff absenteeism, level of staff turnover, level of wastage, number of customer complaints, number of workplace accidents - and their interpretation; Lewin's force field analysis of driving and restraining forces of change9 min answer →
- Area of Study 2: How is change implemented in a business?Senge's learning organisation - personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, team learning, systems thinking; low-risk and high-risk strategies for implementing change; leadership during change; the importance of leadership styles and management skills in implementing change9 min answer →