CBI · Elective
Contemporary Business Issues
Contemporary Business Issues looks at how accountants respond to shifting business models, people, natural resources, and stakeholder expectations. Breadth is high — pattern recognition across themes beats deep technical silos.
Who it's for
Candidates who want a broad elective spanning strategy, sustainability, HR, and stakeholder contexts.
Exam format
Multiple-choice questions only (per CPA Australia).
Module map
- M1: Future Accounting Skills
- M2: Contemporary Business Models and Financing
- M3: Contemporary Human Resource Management
- M4: Future of Natural Resource Management
- M5: Contemporary Stakeholder Management
Study tips
- For each module, capture 3–5 "exam ready" tensions (e.g. growth vs sustainability, short-term incentives vs culture).
- Practise applying the same stakeholder map across different vignettes.
- Read widely but revise with MCQs — CBI rewards applied judgment under time limits.
- Connect financing and business-model questions to FR/GSL concepts you already know.
CBI Key Terms Index
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