Cambridge AssessmentInternational EducationSyllabusBusiness Studies 0450For examination in June and November 2020,2021 and 2022.Also available for examination in March 2020,2021 and 2022 for India only.CambridgeVersion 4PathwayWhy choose Cambridge?Cambridge Assessment International Education prepares school students for life,helping them develop an informedcuriosity and a lasting passion for learning.We are part of the University of Cambridge.Our international qualifications are recognised by the world's best universities and employers,giving students awide range of options in their education and career.As a not-for-profit organisation,we devote our resources todelivering high-quality educational programmes that can unlock learners'potential.Our programmes and qualifications set the global standard for international education.They are created by subjectexperts,rooted in academic rigour and reflect the latest educational research.They provide a strong platform forlearners to progress from one stage to the next,and are well supported by teaching and learning resources.Our mission is to provide educational benefit through provision of international programmes and qualifications forschool education and to be the world leader in this field.Together with schools,we develop Cambridge leamerswho are confident,responsible,reflective,innovative and engaged-equipped for success in the modem world.Every year,nearly a million Cambridge students from 10000 schools in 160 countries prepare for their future withan international education from Cambridge International.'We think the Cambridge curriculum is superb preparation for university.'Christoph Guttentag,Dean of Undergraduate Admissions,Duke University,USAQuality managementOur systems for managing the provision of international qualifications and education programmesquality management,ISO 9001:2008.Learn more at www.cambridgeintemationaLorg/ISO9001Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group.Cambridge Assessment is the brand name ofthe University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES),which itself is a department of the University of Cambridge.UCLES retains the copyright on all its publications.Registered centres are pemitted to copy material from this booklet for their owninternal use.However,we cannot give permission to centres tophotocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even forinternal use within a centre.Contents2 Syllabus overview .................Aims5Content overview6Assessment overviewAssessment objectives8104 Details of the assessment22Paper 1-Short Answer and Data Response22Paper 2-Case Study22Command words235 What else you need to know…uuu…24Before you start24Making entries25After the exam26How students and teachers can use the grades26Grade descriptions26Changes to this syllabus for 2020,2021 and 202227Changes to this syllabusFor information about changes to this syllabus for 2020,2021 and 2022,go to page 27.The latest syllabus is version 4,published March 2020.There are no significant changes which affect teaching.Any textbooks endorsed to support the syllabus for examination from 2015 are still suitable for use with thissyllabus.