BUSS4 - A Clash of Two Cultures

6 Essential M&A Cases: Tata Group buys Jaguar Land Rover [21 May 2012]
AQA BUSS4 - ‘with reference to *** plc and your own research ....’ [13 May 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - A Casino Gamble? [12 May 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - Vue on the Growth Trail! [12 May 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - the failed takeover behind Clinton Cards’ Collapse [9 May 2012]
‘Hooks’ in BUSS4 Essays [5 May 2012]
Vodafone takes over Cable and Wireless Worldwide [23 Apr 2012]
6 Essential M&A Cases: BA & Iberia Merge to Form IAG [23 Apr 2012]
BUSS4: 6 Essential M&A Cases [22 Apr 2012]
Easy ride for Audi? [19 Apr 2012]
Irene Rosenfeld on Leadership, Transformation, and THAT takeover [18 Apr 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - Cost Synergies in Action at BMI [17 Apr 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers: Facebook & Instagram in News Clips [14 Apr 2012]
Organisational culture, strategy and performance in fewer than 1000 words [9 Apr 2012]
ResearchBuster: Acquisitions [8 Apr 2012]
Move over Apple, Samsung, Sony & Nokia. Here Comes China’s Huawei [7 Apr 2012]
BUSS4 M&A - the Benefits of Foreign Takeovers of UK Firms [7 Apr 2012]
Revision Presentation - Business Culture [4 Apr 2012]
IAG bid for BMI receives approval [3 Apr 2012]
The Main Motives Behind Takeovers and Mergers [26 Mar 2012]
“Strategy is Choice” - Takeovers are Just One Option [25 Mar 2012]
Starbucks acquisition provides the base for entry into the juice bar market [25 Mar 2012]
Game Over? [13 Mar 2012]
Tata & Jaguar Land Rover - Culture and Strategy [11 Mar 2012]
Takeover and merger integration: lessons from the experts (GE Capital) [9 Mar 2012]
Takeover troubles - Has the Co=operative got Indigestion with the Somerfield Integration? [5 Mar 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - tutor2u Mini Briefs [4 Mar 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - the BUSS4 Card Game [4 Mar 2012]
International expansion and culture - doing business in the UAE [4 Mar 2012]
Takeovers - the Indian Experience [4 Mar 2012]
Google’s takeover of Motorola Mobility is given regulatory seal of approval [22 Feb 2012]
Takeover insights: Kraft & Cadbury - The Story in Video Clips [22 Feb 2012]
Takeover insights: Kraft & Cadbury - Behind the Scenes of the Bid Defence [22 Feb 2012]
Tata and the rise of Jaguar Land Rover [22 Feb 2012]
Takeover insights: Kraft & Cadbury - Justifying the Deal [22 Feb 2012]
Takeovers and Mergers - the Language of M&A [16 Feb 2012]
AQA BUSS4 CPD Briefing Days in 2012 [16 Feb 2012]
M&A - It’s time to merge breakfast cereals with some crisps… [15 Feb 2012]
The Strategic Challenges Facing International Airlines Group - Interview with Willie Walsh [14 Feb 2012]
Ideas not Hierarchy Makes a Business - Steve Jobs on Teamwork & Culture [13 Feb 2012]
For sale - three sixth form colleges [13 Feb 2012]
M&A: 8 ways to make a success of a takeover [12 Feb 2012]
Q&A: What are synergies in takeovers and mergers? [12 Feb 2012]
Insights on takeovers and mergers from KPMG’s 2011 global survey [12 Feb 2012]
Takeovers - the search for cost synergies [7 Feb 2012]
The story of a failed takeover - Fred Goodwin, RBS & ABN-Amro [6 Feb 2012]
Takeovers in the UK - the long-term trend [5 Feb 2012]
Cadbury’s Law - Should UK Firms be Protected from Takeover? [2 Feb 2012]
Mastering the art of merger integration [1 Feb 2012]
BUSS4 research - some initial ideas [31 Jan 2012]
BUSS4 2012 - Mergers and Takeovers on the Business Studies Blog [31 Jan 2012]
The Guardian on Takeovers and Mergers [31 Jan 2012]
Starbucks growth - three out of four ain’t bad! [30 Jan 2012]
Schultz on Leadership, Love and the Competitive Advantage of Culture [29 Jan 2012]
Who has what it takes for this job description? [23 Jan 2012]
What’s gone wrong for Kodak? [19 Jan 2012]
Consolidation on the cards as IAG claims deal to acquire BMI [6 Nov 2011]
Brilliant Video for Just in Time and Kaizen [4 Nov 2011]
How PepsiCo are trying to control diseconomies of scale [18 Oct 2011]
Olaf takes the knife to management hierarchy [5 Sep 2011]
High growth, fast-track firms that end on the scrapheap [2 Aug 2011]
The Case for Transformation [29 Jul 2011]
The costs of redundancy [5 Jul 2011]
Nokia and Strategic Change - the Essential A2 Business Case [17 Jun 2011]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Exam Topic Tracker [16 Jun 2011]
Profit, not external growth, should be the sensible strategy? [22 May 2011]
CSR - Chocolate the Bitter Truth [12 May 2011]
Horizontal integration in action - Virgin grabs Esporta [26 Apr 2011]
Life in the chocolate factory - automation, productivity, motivation and culture [24 Apr 2011]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Specification Resource Map [22 Apr 2011]
Private v Public Sector - A Clash of Two Cultures? [20 Apr 2011]
Strategy and bargaining power - food for thought [22 Mar 2011]
AQA BUSS4 Toolkit on CSR now available [15 Mar 2011]
Change management - Kraft and Cadbury One Year On (FT) [14 Mar 2011]
External growth - Diageo on the acquisition trail [21 Feb 2011]
Takeovers: What happens next? [16 Feb 2011]
Cadbury and Kraft One Year On - Culture and Change [12 Feb 2011]
Training, social immobility and tuition fees - KPMG’s blueprint solution [13 Jan 2011]
Q&A - Why do acquisitions often fail to deliver acceptable returns? [28 Dec 2010]
Q&A - Why are acquisitions so popular as a method of business expansion? [21 Dec 2010]
Q&A - Explain what is meant by acquisitions or takeovers [21 Dec 2010]
Nestle completes takeover of Jenny Craig’s - great synergies??? [15 Dec 2010]
Kraft’s CEO on why it bought Cadbury’s [22 Oct 2010]
Bonus system to encourage safety improvements at BP [20 Oct 2010]
CEO admits “the biggest mistake in corporate history” [29 Sep 2010]
Lesson Worksheet - Business Growth Basics [29 Sep 2010]
Strategy in Action: “Buying Growth is Not a Strategy” [20 Sep 2010]
Chicken Takes Over Burger, But Where’s The Beef? [19 Sep 2010]
External growth strategy - takeovers back in fashion for large UK firms post recession [29 Aug 2010]
Kraft’s Cadbury takeover triggers management exodus [26 Jul 2010]
AQA BUSS4 Section B Practice Question - Starbucks [15 Jun 2010]
AQA BUSS4 Section B Practice Question - British Airways [15 Jun 2010]
What must it feel like to be the ‘most hated’ CeO? [10 Jun 2010]
Is the mega-merger falling out of fashion? [7 Jun 2010]
Gearing Up for BUSS4 [6 Jun 2010]
Growth strategy - takeovers return to building supplies [3 Jun 2010]
Cadburys diversification goes back to its roots [11 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Teacher PowerPoint Presentations [7 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Revision Quizzes [7 Apr 2010]
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Digital Course Companion [7 Apr 2010]