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Understanding management, leadership and decision making: AQA A‑Level Business questions

Every AQA A-Level Business exam question on 3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q15

    June 2025 · AS Paper 1

    5 marks3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making
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    June 2025 AS Paper 1, question 15: Analyse how an autocratic leadership style may be useful for a business that is growing quickly. [5 marks]

  2. Q05

    June 2023 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making
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    June 2023 Paper 1, question 05: Statement 1: ‘According to Blake Mouton, a country club leader has a greater concern for production than a produce or perish leader.’ Statement 2: ‘According to

  3. Q02.3

    June 2023 · Paper 2

    9 marks3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making
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    June 2023 Paper 2, question 02.3: The role of a manager has different elements. Analyse the impact of the increase in homeworking by office staff on the way that their managers fulfil their role

  4. Q06

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    16 marks3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 06: Zoe is considering employing a manager with a ‘produce or perish’ style of management. To what extent is this the right management style for BB to become more s

  5. Q03

    June 2022 · AS Paper 1

    1 mark3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making
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    June 2022 AS Paper 1, question 03: Statement 1: ‘According to Blake Mouton, a middle-of-the-road leader has a greater concern for production than a country club leader.’ Statement 2: ‘According t

  6. Q13

    June 2022 · AS Paper 1

    4 marks3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making
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    June 2022 AS Paper 1, question 13: Managers’ leadership style in a business is shown by the Tannenbaum and Schmidt diagram below. The managers change their leadership style from point A to point

  7. Q03

    November 2021 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making
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    November 2021 Paper 1, question 03: Figure 1 below shows the Blake Mouton grid. Figure 1 Blake Mouton grid In Figure 1, the move from point Y to point Z shows a change in leadership style: [1 mark

  8. Q20

    November 2021 · Paper 1

    9 marks3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making3.6.1 Setting human resource objectives
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    November 2021 Paper 1, question 20: Managers undertake a number of roles. Analyse how the reviewing role of a human resource manager can improve the performance of the workforce. [9 marks]

  9. Q02

    November 2021 · Paper 3

    12 marks3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making3.4.2 Analysing operational performance
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    November 2021 Paper 3, question 02: AM plc has a ‘produce or perish’ style of management. Analyse how this may have caused the performance data for its Chinese factory to differ from the average f

  10. Q10

    November 2020 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.6.1 Setting human resource objectives3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making
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    November 2020 Paper 1, question 10: The table below shows the two different management styles used by managers in four companies. Company Management styles A ‘Country club’ and ‘Impoverished’ B ‘P

  11. Q05

    November 2020 · Paper 3

    20 marks3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making
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    November 2020 Paper 3, question 05: Whereas Martin delegated most decisions, Elaine will make decisions and then tell managers what they have to do. To what extent is this change in leadership sty

  12. Q15

    November 2020 · AS Paper 1

    5 marks3.2.1 Understanding management, leadership and decision making
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    November 2020 AS Paper 1, question 15: A business has a manager with a ‘country club’ style of management on the Blake Mouton grid. It replaces this manager with one who has a ‘produce or perish’ sty
All 12 questions on Understanding management, leadership and decision making, as a list
  1. June 2025, AS Paper 1, Q15 (5 marks): Analyse how an autocratic leadership style may be useful for a business that is growing quickly. [5 marks]
  2. June 2023, Paper 1, Q05 (1 mark): Statement 1: ‘According to Blake Mouton, a country club leader has a greater concern for production than a produce or perish leader.’ Statement 2: ‘According to
  3. June 2023, Paper 2, Q02.3 (9 marks): The role of a manager has different elements. Analyse the impact of the increase in homeworking by office staff on the way that their managers fulfil their role
  4. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q06 (16 marks): Zoe is considering employing a manager with a ‘produce or perish’ style of management. To what extent is this the right management style for BB to become more s
  5. June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q03 (1 mark): Statement 1: ‘According to Blake Mouton, a middle-of-the-road leader has a greater concern for production than a country club leader.’ Statement 2: ‘According t
  6. June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q13 (4 marks): Managers’ leadership style in a business is shown by the Tannenbaum and Schmidt diagram below. The managers change their leadership style from point A to point
  7. November 2021, Paper 1, Q03 (1 mark): Figure 1 below shows the Blake Mouton grid. Figure 1 Blake Mouton grid In Figure 1, the move from point Y to point Z shows a change in leadership style: [1 mark
  8. November 2021, Paper 1, Q20 (9 marks): Managers undertake a number of roles. Analyse how the reviewing role of a human resource manager can improve the performance of the workforce. [9 marks]
  9. November 2021, Paper 3, Q02 (12 marks): AM plc has a ‘produce or perish’ style of management. Analyse how this may have caused the performance data for its Chinese factory to differ from the average f
  10. November 2020, Paper 1, Q10 (1 mark): The table below shows the two different management styles used by managers in four companies. Company Management styles A ‘Country club’ and ‘Impoverished’ B ‘P
  11. November 2020, Paper 3, Q05 (20 marks): Whereas Martin delegated most decisions, Elaine will make decisions and then tell managers what they have to do. To what extent is this change in leadership sty
  12. November 2020, AS Paper 1, Q15 (5 marks): A business has a manager with a ‘country club’ style of management on the Blake Mouton grid. It replaces this manager with one who has a ‘produce or perish’ sty

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