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CCP Foundation Level Notes
PAPER NO. 6 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
UNIT DESCRIPTION
This paper is intended to equip the candidate with knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable
him/her to understand the environment under which businesses operate for purposes of designing
and implementing credit management policies and approaches
LEARNING OUTCOMES
A candidate who passes this paper should be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the structure of the economy
- Evaluate the impact of supply and demand on business organisations in line with
managing credit transactions - Align lending proposals to structures and operations of different forms of business
organisations - Apply PESTEL analysis (and other tools) to evaluate the impact of internal and external
factors on the business organisation - Gauge the business cycle impacts on business decision making
- Analyse the conflict of macro-economic objectives of Governments and business
objectives in credit decision making
CONTENT
- Introduction to business environment
1.1 Definition of a business operating environment
1.2 Outline of Kenyan economy
1.3 Structure of Kenyan financial system
1.4 Types of Industries: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary sectors of industry.
1.5 Economic effects of changes in size, geographical distribution, gender, ethnicity
and age composition of the population.
1.6 The link between business environment and Credit Management - Business Structure and Business Growth
2.1 Forms of business organisation
2.2 Organisational objectives
2.3 Business Shareholders & Stakeholders objectives
2.4 Overview of Business growth and business growth strategy
2.5 Types of business growth strategies
2.6 Analysis of business growth strategies - Introduction to Company Analysis and Industry Analysis
3.1 Overview of company analysis and Industry analysis
3.2 Elements of company analysis when conducting credit analysis
3.3 Elements of industry analysis when conducting credit analysis
3.4 The relation of industry analysis to company analysis
3.5 Characteristics of representative industries from the various economic sectors
3.6 Product and industry life cycle Models
6.7 PESTEL & Stakeholders Analysis
6.8 Business life cycle and Industry trends
6.9 Classification of industry as to life cycle phases (embryonic, growth, shakeout,
maturity and decline)
6.10 Limitations of the life-cycle concept in forecasting industry & company
performance;
6.11 Competitive forces; effect of competitive forces on prices and costs (Porters 5
forces)
6.12 Macroeconomic, technological, demographic, governmental, and social influences
on industry growth, profitability and risk
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- Market Environment
4.1 The marketing concept and the importance of marketing within the business
environment
4.2 The principles of marketing and Marketing management
4.3 Market segmentation – Methods and Advantages
4.4 Elements of marketing – Marketing Mix
4.5 The Concept of product life cycle
4.6 Product Pricing strategies
4.7 The Connection between Marketing strategy and Credit strategy
4.8 Role of marketing department in credit cycle management
4.9 Marketing and credit department approaches in credit decision making
4.10 Effects of marketing strategy on credit decision marketing
4.11 Striking a balance between marketing objectives and credit management goals - Market Structures and Competitive environment
5.1 Definition of a market
5.2 Necessary and sufficient conditions for profit maximization
5.3 Mathematical approach to profit maximization
5.4 Output, prices and efficiency of: Perfect and Imperfect competition.
5.5 Costs and economies of scale
5.6 Supply, demand and pricing
5.7 Elasticity of demand and supply
5.8 Determination of exchange rates - Inflation
6.1 Definition and types of inflation
6.2 Causes of inflation: cost push and demand pull
6.3 Effects of inflation
6.4 Measures to control inflation
6.5 Effects of inflation on businesses and credit decision making - The macro-economic influences on the organization
7.1 Circular flow of Economic Activity – Real Flows and Money Flows
7.2 The business cycle and the multiplier
7.3 Economic growth and business growth
7.4 Government economic policies and their impact on business
7.5 Conflict of between business objectives and government policy objectives
7.6 Effects of government intervention and regulation
7.7 Impact of fiscal and monetary policies on businesses
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- Introduction to International Trade
8.1 Overview of International trade
8.2 International trade theories
8.3 Theory of absolute advantage
8.4 Comparative advantage theory
8.5 Terms of trade; balance of trade; balance of payments; causes and methods of
correcting deficits in balance of payments.
8.6 Protection in international trade; Regional integration organisations and
Commodity agreements
8.7 International institutions and their and concerns of developing countries:
International Monetary Fund; World Bank; World Trade Organisation
- International Business Environment
9.1 Introduction to International Trade
9.2 Overview of international business environment
9.3 Difference between – international business environment and international
business
9.4 The modern global economy – the pros and cons of international expansion
9.5 The multinational enterprises (MNE)
9.6 Entry modes for international businesses (includes global concentration, global
synergies, and other strategic global motivations)
9.7 Forms of international business environment
9.8 Advantages of international business environment
9.9 Tools of International business environment analysis
9.10 Dealing with Multi-dimensional aspects & complexity of international operating
environments:
9.10.1 Political environment – Definition of political environment; Political
systems; international political risks; Factors to consider when analyzing
the political-legal environment in an international environment
9.10.2 Economic environment – Definition of economic environment; types of
economies (the more developed or industrialised, the less developed or
third world, and the newly industrialising or emerging economies);
Factors to consider when analysing the economic environment in an
international environment
9.10.3 Technological environment – Definition of Technological environment;
Factors to consider when analysing the Technological environment in an
international environment
9.10.4 Socio-Cultural environment – Definition of Cultural environment; Factors
to consider when analysing the cultural environment in an international
environment
9.10.5 Competitive environment – Definition of competitive environment; Factors
to consider when analysing the competitive environment in an
international environment
