CAPE Management of Business Syllabus 2026

Students will distinguish among primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities based on their classification and characteristics.

Students will compare various private, public, and not-for-profit business organizations, examining their legal structures, financing, and challenges, including privatisation and nationalisation.

Students will analyze the strategic planning process, including mission, vision, core values, SWOT analysis, SMART objectives, and Porter's business strategies.

Students will discuss the importance of organisational ethics, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder obligations, and good corporate governance in setting business objectives.

Students will evaluate the business decision-making process, covering information features, stages, internal/external factors, and decision tree analysis.

Students will evaluate the definition, drivers, and role of Caribbean government, as well as the impact of globalisation on Caribbean society and business sustainability.

Explore factors influencing motivation, analyze content and process theories, and understand their managerial implications for employee performance and reward systems.

Discuss the stages of team development, characteristics of effective teams, and forces influencing team cohesiveness, including advantages and disadvantages.

Evaluate the nature and causes of conflict within organizations and analyze various strategies for effective conflict management.

Justify the need to manage organisational change, identifying its nature, reasons for resistance, and strategies like Lewin’s Force Field Analysis.

Evaluate the strategic importance of human resource management, focusing on key functions like recruitment, training, and performance management for organisational success.

Students will explain the various types of capital required by businesses, including start-up, working, and investment capital.

Students will evaluate the main sources of finance, differentiating between equity and debt financing, and short-term versus long-term options.

Students will explain the key criteria businesses use when making financing decisions, such as cost, risk, and control.

Students will discuss the concept and importance of accounting information for decision-making by both internal and external users.

Students will appraise the components of income statements, balance sheets, and statements of cash flows.

Students will interpret financial statements using various accounting ratios, understanding their calculation, advantages, and disadvantages.

Describe major input, conversion, and output decisions, including factors of production, methods, layout, and quality considerations.

Assess quantitative and qualitative forecasting techniques, including time series, surveys, sales force composite, Delphi, and jury of experts.

Differentiate product design strategies such as modularisation, miniaturisation, integration, value analysis, Computer-Aided Design, and Manufacturing.

Examine the features, advantages, and disadvantages of job, batch, and flow production methods.

Examine various production layout strategies, including process, product, fixed position, and cellular layouts, noting their features.