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Assessing innovation: AQA A‑Level Business questions

Every AQA A-Level Business exam question on 3.9.2 Assessing innovation, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q20

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    9 marks3.9.2 Assessing innovation3.6.1 Setting human resource objectives
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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 20: Analyse how adopting an innovation strategy might affect the human resources function of a business. [9 marks]

  2. Q06

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    24 marks3.8.2 Strategic positioning: choosing how to compete3.9.2 Assessing innovation
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 06: A key feature of Sanjay’s business is differentiation provided by his innovative, speedy waffle maker. To what extent is successful innovation essential for all

  3. Q07

    June 2023 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.10.1 Managing change3.9.2 Assessing innovation
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    June 2023 Paper 1, question 07: A business starts to use ‘kaizen’. This should lead to [1 mark] A external, disruptive change. B external, incremental change. C internal, disruptive change. D

  4. Q02

    June 2022 · Paper 3

    12 marks3.9.2 Assessing innovation
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    June 2022 Paper 3, question 02: Analyse how copyright may have been important to the growth of SSN Ltd. [12 marks] Rapid early success Ten years ago, Bemi Agboola perfected her first commercia

  5. Q23

    November 2020 · Paper 1

    25 marks3.9.2 Assessing innovation3.10.2 Managing organisational culture
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    November 2020 Paper 1, question 23: ‘To achieve successful innovation, the level of spending on research and development is more important than the organisational culture of a business.’ Do you ag
All 5 questions on Assessing innovation, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1, Q20 (9 marks): Analyse how adopting an innovation strategy might affect the human resources function of a business. [9 marks]
  2. June 2024, Paper 3, Q06 (24 marks): A key feature of Sanjay’s business is differentiation provided by his innovative, speedy waffle maker. To what extent is successful innovation essential for all
  3. June 2023, Paper 1, Q07 (1 mark): A business starts to use ‘kaizen’. This should lead to [1 mark] A external, disruptive change. B external, incremental change. C internal, disruptive change. D
  4. June 2022, Paper 3, Q02 (12 marks): Analyse how copyright may have been important to the growth of SSN Ltd. [12 marks] Rapid early success Ten years ago, Bemi Agboola perfected her first commercia
  5. November 2020, Paper 1, Q23 (25 marks): ‘To achieve successful innovation, the level of spending on research and development is more important than the organisational culture of a business.’ Do you ag

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