BTEC International Level 3 Business

Unit 37: Intrapreneurship and Innovation in an — assessment criteria

Learners study how intrapreneurial practices can be promoted and developed in an enterprise to support innovation and change.

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

8 criteria
A.P1Explain how the features of the business environment have affected a specific enterprise.
A.P2Explain how stakeholders have influenced decisions of a specific enterprise.
B.P3Explain how the management and leadership styles and organisational structure used in a specific enterprise have helped in the development of intrapreneurship.
B.P4Explain how an enterprise can improve its processes by using an intrapreneurial approach.
C.P5Explain features of an innovation in a specific enterprise.
C.P6Explain how an innovation contributed to the success of a specific enterprise.
D.P7Explain the stages in the development of a new product or service.
D.P8Explain actions taken by an enterprise to support the development and introduction of an innovation.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Analyse the impact of the business environment and the influence of stakeholders on the decisions of a specific enterprise. can be developed internally to contribute to the success of an enterprise
B.M2Assess the potential impact of recommendations aimed at developing intrapreneurship in an enterprise.
C.M3Assess contribution of a specific innovation to an enterprise’s objectives. and their impact on an enterprise
D.M4Examine the stages of innovation and their impact on the enterprise

Distinction

3 criteria
AB.D1Justify own recommendations for the actions an enterprise could take to promote intrapreneurship within its workforce.
CD.D2Evaluate the impact of an innovation on the objectives of a specific enterprise.
CD.D3Evaluate strategies implemented by an enterprise to support the innovation process and achieve objectives.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

JustifyExplainAnalyseAssessEvaluateExamine
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Explore the business environment in which an enterprise operates
  • B. Investigate how intrapreneurship can be developed internally to contribute to the
  • C. Explore the role of innovation in promoting change in an enterprise
  • D. Examine the stages of innovation and their impact on an enterprise

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