ACCA F1 Articles
The role of marketing
Paper F1/FAB candidates need to have an understanding of the functions of all the main departments in a business organisation. This article focuses on and defines the role of marketing, the marketing mix, and the relationship between the marketing plan and the strategic plan
Corporate governance: the board of directors and standing committees
This article introduces corporate governance and some of the basic concepts that underpin it, and explains the roles of the board of directors, the different types of company director and standing committees
Communicating core values and mission
This article focuses on the syllabus area relating to an organisation’s core values and mission to the public, shareholders and employees. This is an objective which can easily get overlooked in the rush to master environmental analyses, strategic choice and outsourcing decisions
Introduction to microeconomics
This article provides a broad overview of the important areas of microeconomics, introducing the key principles to those who have not previously studied the topic.
A question of ethics
This article gives an overview of professional ethics, a vitally important aspect of the work of the accountant - and new addition to the Paper F1/FAB syllabus from December 2011
Not-for-profit organisations - part 2
In the second part of two articles, we take a specific and deeper look at charities, which are one of the more important types of not-for-profit organisations
Not-for-profit organisations - part 1
The first part of two articles broadly describes the generic characteristics of not-for-profit organisations
Understanding the importance of appraisals
The three main purposes of appraisals
Theories of leadership style
The main approaches to leadership
The importance of teams
The theories of team development
Understanding Herzberg's motivation theory
Herzberg's motivation theory explained
Equal opportunities
An outline of the approaches for management of diversity
Let's get motivated
An explanation of how management theories on motivation can be applied in the workplace
Paper F1/FAB candidates need to have an understanding of the functions of all the main departments in a business organisation. This article focuses on and defines the role of marketing, the marketing mix, and the relationship between the marketing plan and the strategic plan
Corporate governance: the board of directors and standing committees
This article introduces corporate governance and some of the basic concepts that underpin it, and explains the roles of the board of directors, the different types of company director and standing committees
Communicating core values and mission
This article focuses on the syllabus area relating to an organisation’s core values and mission to the public, shareholders and employees. This is an objective which can easily get overlooked in the rush to master environmental analyses, strategic choice and outsourcing decisions
Introduction to microeconomics
This article provides a broad overview of the important areas of microeconomics, introducing the key principles to those who have not previously studied the topic.
A question of ethics
This article gives an overview of professional ethics, a vitally important aspect of the work of the accountant - and new addition to the Paper F1/FAB syllabus from December 2011
Not-for-profit organisations - part 2
In the second part of two articles, we take a specific and deeper look at charities, which are one of the more important types of not-for-profit organisations
Not-for-profit organisations - part 1
The first part of two articles broadly describes the generic characteristics of not-for-profit organisations
Understanding the importance of appraisals
The three main purposes of appraisals
Theories of leadership style
The main approaches to leadership
The importance of teams
The theories of team development
Understanding Herzberg's motivation theory
Herzberg's motivation theory explained
Equal opportunities
An outline of the approaches for management of diversity
Let's get motivated
An explanation of how management theories on motivation can be applied in the workplace
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