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The view from the other side of the desk
I've been teaching Business for some years now. But I don't have any qualifications in the subject (my background is Economics). So this year, I thought it'd be fun to take my Business A-level. I'm getting sponsored within school on a per-mark basis with the proceeds going to a project the school is linked with in Ghana, but besides that worthy cause it's been a real eye-opener to be there in the thick of it with the students. With one exam to go, tomorrow, I thought I'd put up some thoughts on how its gone so far...
read more...»Organisational Culture Change - Is New Leadership Required?
A key issue for students looking at the challenge of changing organisational culture is whether new leadership is required? Can the change be achieved without someone new at the top?
Let's look at a sample essay case study to see how some potential essay points might be identified.
read more...»BUSS4 Exam Technique - The Basics of PEEL
In our exam preparation workshops, we coach students to develop their essay writing technique by using a series of approaches which help students write relevant answers to the required depth of application, analysis and evaluation.
A core part of that approach is the PEEL technique for writing powerful paragraph points. PEEL is a particularly powerful approach because it allows students to reach the highest levels of application (good application) and analysis (good analysis) in just one well-developed and argued paragraph point.
Here's a key-point summary of the PEEL method.
read more...»How are UK firms raising finance?
The textbook section on finance is sometimes a bit far from the mark when describing how firms (especially the biggest) raise finance in reality. Several years have passed since the ‘Credit Crunch’ of 2007/08 and big problems remain. Business lending has now been falling steadily for four years, and is 20% lower than in 2009.
read more...»Teaching Vacancy - Lecturer in Business at Abingdon and Witney College
An opportunity here to join the department at Abingdon and Witney College...
read more...»BUSS4 Section B - Prepare for Hybrid Essay Questions
I’ve been taking a close look through our AQA BUSS4 Topic Tracker to get a feel for how the Section B essay titles have been selected and structured in recent papers (and since the current spec was introduced). There is a clear progression in the style of the Section B essays and I suspect this has important implications for students refining their exam technique. I’ve jotted down a few thoughts about this below.
read more...»BUSS4 - 10 Section A Essay Questions on Organisational Culture to Practice
In the final days before the BUSS4 exam, part of your revision should include looking at some exam-style essay questions spending 5-10 minutes planning a relevant answer. A key technique in BUSS4 is being able to focus on a small number of relevant points which directly answer the essay question. You can only do this if you really understand what the question is answering!
So here are 10 exam-style essay titles for BUSS4 Section A on the research theme - Organisational Culture.
Have a go at planning the paragraph points you might make to answer them - and also which examples/evidence you might bring in. Remember to plan each point using our PEEL approach
And don't forget to use our Stepping Stones approach to think about how you would develop each of your chosen points. You don't have to write the entire paragraph point - just think about that logical chain of argument.
Finally, have a think (or look at your notes) to identify which examples and evidence you could bring in to help support the argument in each paragraph point. If you can't think of 2-3 relevant examples to use, then you need to top up your research (have a look through the many blog entries on our Section A Blog)
Anyway...here are the 10 Section A questions to try:
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BUSS4 - 10 Section B Essay Questions to Practice
A great way to practice exam technique in BUSS4 is to spend 5-10 minutes planning an exam answer. A key technique in BUSS4 is being able to focus on a small number of relevant points which directly answer the essay question. You can only do this if you really understand what the question is answering!
So here are 10 exam-style essay titles for BUSS4 Section B. Have a go at planning the points you might make to answer them - and also which examples/evidence you might bring in.
Don't forget to use our Stepping Stones approach to developing how you would develop each of your chosen points. You don't have to write the entire paragraph point - just think about that logical chain of argument.
Anyway...here are the 10 Section B questions to try:
read more...»BUSS4 Section A Briefing 2014 - CPD Briefing Days & Toolkit
The BUSS4 Section A research theme for the June 2014 exam will be released by AQA on 1 September 2013 (and on 1 Sept in subsequent years).
This change in release date provides an ideal opportunity for teaching colleagues to fully integrate the researching the Section A theme with coverage of the remaining Section B topics. This in turn provides an opportunity to create more time for developing extended writing skills and to explore BUSS4 topics in more detail and in more interesting ways!
read more...»The Biz Quiz - 14 June 2013
The latest edition of The Biz Quiz is now available.
Launch The Biz Quiz - 14 June 2013
The Best Business Lesson Ever (TBBLE): 2013 Comes to a Close!
Tuesday and Wednesday marked the end of TBBLE 3 when the tutor2u team visited Birmingham and London to deliver the final two dates of a remarkable TBBLE 3 CPD course. Over the two days we had another 70 passionate and enthusiastic teachers all keen to get involved in a whole range of different teaching and learning strategies designed to inspire, engage and motivate students.
Across all of the TBBLE 3 dates we have looked at a whole host of different teaching and learning strategies including:
- Interactive opportunity cost
- Equation
- The Price is Right
- The Six Thinking Hats
- Business Cards]
- Stash of Cash
- £40m Drop
- Go Animate
- Who Am I
- Strategy Swap
- Ask Ask Change
- 1, 2, 3 Evaluate
- Don't Repeat Ronnie
and many, many, many more.
We also looked at different questioning techniques such as basketball questioning, ways to measure progress with techniques such as Exit Ticket as well as strategies for differentiation within the classroom.
If you couldnt make TBBLE 3 (or any of the previous TBBLE events) then dont worry! We have made a wide range of TBBLE resources available to buy (details here).
The tutor2u team are now hard at work in the tutor2u teaching and learning lab looking at brand new teaching and learning strategies for the forthcoming TBBLE 4 (details here).
See you there 
Market segmentation - a challenge to find new examples
When students start work and marketing I encourage them to come up with a product or service that appeals to 'everyone'. So far they have never come up with an example that really satisfies me. It seems that almost every product that is sold is tailored, in some way, to the needs of its target audience. That concept lies behind the idea of market segments, or groups of consumers who share the same buying habits.
If you enjoyed Jim's reference to the hilarious Bic biro for women (!) then you'll like my new favourite. And that's the point of my new market segment challenge!
read more...»Do Something Different - The Escape Manifesto
Here is an example of a fast-growing start up which has tapped into the desires of thousands of people "stuck" in corporate jobs to escape the office and do something wacky, different or start a new challenge with a social face. You can find out more about Escape the City by clicking here
BUSS4: Don’t be a Story-teller – Be an Expert Pundit
Ronnie Corbett is a superb story-teller. Once he begins, you can sit back, relax and allow the story to unwind, step by step. His stories ramble on and on…and on. Each story is filled with superfluous details, with Corbett easily side-tracked by related memories and very slowly getting to the point. Eventually you get to the punch line, but it’s the journey or story that mattered.
Corbett’s method of story-telling neatly sums up the approach taken by too many BUSS4 students in their use of evidence and examples in their essays.
read more...»13 Top Tips for Exam Technique in BUSS3
Our online revision clinic for BUSS3 provided students with lots of great advice on how to approach the challenging BUSS3 paper. Here is a summary of 13 top tips provided by our teacher panel:
read more...»Business Teacher National Conference 2013
The speaker line-up for the Business Teacher National Conference 2013 is now confirmed. We're meeting at the Wellcome Auditorium on Tuesday 25 June 2013 to hear from:
Sophi Tranchell MBE - Founder and CEO of Divine Chocolate
Gerald Ratner - Founder and CEO of GeraldOnline
Jonathan Moules - Enterprise Editor of the Financial Times and author of The Rebel Entrepreneur
It's a fantastic speaker programme and there will be ample opportunity to meet and ask questions of our three guests!
To make a booking online use the link below or download a booking form. Alternatively, email janet@tutor2u.net with your requirements!
The BTNC is our best-value conference ever. Places are just £100 for a single delegate; £75 for two or more colleagues together; and just £50 for PGCE or NQTS!
https://tutor2u.wufoo.com/forms/business-teacher-national-conference-2013/
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/files/Economics_Business_CPD_June_2013.pdf
BUSS4 Revision Clinic - 16 June 2013
The final BUSS4 online revision clinic will take place here at 8 p.m. on 16 June 2013. In this clinic we'll cover both Section A and Section B.
Don't forget that we've already run a Section A clinic - the full transcript of which is available here. Look through that transcript to see if your question has already been answered!
The clinic enables students to pose questions to our teacher panel, leaving enough time to act on the advice before the exam. The online revision clinic will be hosted here on this blog entry - so please save this URL to your favorites if you would like to participate.
Please note:
- We cannot guarantee to answer all questions submitted
- Only submit one question at a time: multiple submissions of the same question will lead to you being blocked!
- Check whether the question you want to ask has already been answered - particularly if you join us mid-way during the clinic
- A full transcript of the clinic will be available on this blog URL as soon as the clinic has ended
Ultimate Guide to BUSS4 Essay Writing
Our BUSS4 Organisational Culture Blog Channel
read more...»Last Chance to Attend TBBLE 2013!
TBBLE - which stands for The Best Business Lesson Ever is the business CPD course designed for all business studies teachers...a day packed full with fresh approaches and resources for the business classroom. It's a no-hold barred, activity-intensive jamboree of brand new business studies teaching resources.
The feedback from the TBBLE 2013 courses run so far this academic year has been superb and there are now just two more courses before we pack TBBLE 2013 away into the CPD archive!
read more...»Ethics & Competition: Chocolate Price Fixing in Canada
This simply couldn't be worse news for two multinational giants in the global chocolate product market. Authorities in Canada have charged the food giants Nestle and Mars, together with a network of independent wholesale distributors, in an alleged conspiracy to fix prices of chocolates. Hershey is also involved - but they appear to have confessed to the illegal price-fixing activities and will be hoping for relatively lenient treatment in return for cooperating with the Canadian authorities.
Price-fixing is illegal - plain and simple. But it's also unethical. To be caught out price-fixing is to be caught acting against the interests of consumers. Not a good place to be if you are a global brand that values its reputation.
Nestle and Mars have both denied the alleged behaviour and have vowed to fight the legal action:
Nestlé said in a statement:
“Nestlé Canada will vigorously defend these charges. At Nestlé Canada, we pride ourselves on operating with the highest ethical business standards.”
Mars issued a similar promise to fight the allegations.
Time will tell whether price fixing has actually taken place.
But what is price-fixing?
read more...»BUSS4 in 6 Concepts/Theories: Analysing your Research Organisations
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BUSS4 in 3 words: What do they say about Leadership, Values and Culture?
The link between Leadership, Values and Organisational Culture will be a familiar one for BUSS4 students. This video “Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action” from TED talks is a simple and really interesting way to make these links. It’s summed up by a “Golden Circle” and 3 words: What, How and Why
read more...»Organisational Culture: When the Culture Needs to Change
At what stage does organisational culture need to fundamentally change?
BUSS4 - The Section B Essay Questions So Far
We've had quite a few BUSS4 exam papers now and it is always interesting looking back over the choice of essay titles for Section B to get a feel for the style and focus of what is on offer! It is also interesting to note which topics have been covered by the essay options in Section B!
Over the lifetime of the specification, you would hope that all the major topics in BUSS4 would feature in some way. After the January 2013 paper, there are still five core topics that have not yet been included in one of the three Section B essays, namely:
- Mission, Aims & Objectives (although these could have been addressed relevantly by candidates in many of the Section B essays)
- CSR & Sustainability (a Section A research theme in 2011)
- Retrenchment (one of my favourites and touched on briefly in the Section A research theme in 2010 on strategies in a recession)
- Takeovers and mergers (Section A research theme for 2012)
- Contingency planning (linked to risk management and strategic decision-making)
- European business (the forgotten child of BUSS4?)
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Exam Topic Tracker
There have been six BUSS3 papers for the new specification, so it is possible to build a profile of the topics in BUSS3 which have been examined so far, and in what way.
The link below is to the latest version of our BUSS3 topic tracker. Please note, this is not intended to encourage or condone question or topic spotting which is nearly always a recipe for exam failure. Remember that the questions in BUSS3 invite a variety of potential responses and are designed to reward students who make relevant connections between the functional areas/topics and the achievement of corporate objectives. We have allocated the exam questions to the most relevant section of the BUSS3 spec - but note that other aspects of the spec can be used as part of an effective answer.
Download the tutor2u AQA BUSS3 Topic Tracker (pdf)
...checkout our other BUSS3 resources here on the Business Studies Blog:
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Revision Quizzes
Four ways to make your BUSS3 exam answers stand out
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Specification Resource Map
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Key Topic Revision Checklist
AQA A2 Business (BUSS3) - Key Term Glossary
And finally, don’t forget our BUSS3 Revision Guide – just £5!
read more...»The Biz Quiz - 5 June 2013
The Biz Quiz returns after the main exam period - back for the next five weeks!
Launch The Biz Quiz - 5 June 2013
The 11 most fascinating internet trends.
Each year, Mary Meeker and the team from KPCB produce a report on the key internet trends. The full report is 117 pages long but if you want a great lesson starter (that could well end up taking the whole lesson) then the 11 most fascinating graphs from the report will do the trick.
read more...»Your Opportunity to Meet Gerald Ratner - 25 June 2013
We're delighted to announce that Gerald Ratner has kindly agreed to join us for the Business Teacher National Conference on Tuesday 25 June 2013 at the Wellcome Auditorium on Euston Road London.
Gerald will join Jonathan Moules (Enterprise Editor of the FT) as one of the two keynote sessions in the morning. After lunch, we'll have our traditional entrepreneurs panel - this time featuring business experts using technological innovation to grow their businesses! Expect a couple of big surprise guests!
In recognition of this event being our last CPD course of 2012/13, we've decided to make the BTNC 2013 our best-value day! Single delegate places are just £100; department deal (two or more colleagues) is £75 each; PGCE or NQTs can attend for just £50.
But you'll need to be quick. We've only got about 90 places left. So make a booking online now, or download a booking form , or just email Janet in the office with your requirements!
Below - some more information about Gerald Ratner!
read more...»Discussing corporate tax avoidance
This is quite a tough topic, and one that I'm sure you're aware of. It's a fact that companies pay a smaller slice of the overall tax take in most countries than they did decades ago (see chart). That's partly because taxes on business have been reduced.
But the debate is really about whether firms are paying their fair share. It's also about the lengths companies like Apple, Amazon, Starbucks, Google or IKEA go to in order to minimise the amount of tax they pay. Most people appreciate that these firms are clever enough to operate within the letter of the law, but is their behaviour ethical? And how do they do it?!
read more...»BUSS2 Magic Formula - Student Handout
I have really enjoyed being a panellist on tutor2u’s Online Revision Clinics. The next one takes place on Sunday 2 June 2013 for the BUSS2 exam on Tuesday 4 June 2013 and this post seeks to anticipate one of the common questions - what formulae do we need to know?
read more...»BUSS2 Online Revision Clinic 2 June 2013
Online Revision Clinic - Sunday 2 2013 9.00 pm (BST)
With many thousands of students busy preparing for the challenging BUSS2 exam on 4 June 2013, it is important to focus on core exam technique to make the most of the time remaining. The tutor2u BUSS2 team are once again running an online revision clinic which enables students to get last minute advice to sharpen their exam performance. The online revision clinic will be hosted here on this blog entry.
Students - in order to participate (i.e. ask a question; comment on discussion threads) you will need to be logged in using your Facebook or Twitter account when the online revision clinic goes live at 9.00 p.m. GMT on Sunday 2 June 2013.
Prior to joining in with the revision clinic, students may find it helpful to test their BUSS2 subject knowledge and understanding by trying our BUSS2 revision quizzes.
We also recommend students getting hold of a copy of our BUSS2 Revision Guide.
Before submitting your question or comment, please take a few seconds to scroll through the transcript to see if someone has already answered your point.
Also, we cannot guarantee that every comment or question will get a response - hopefully most will. So please patient.
A full, permanent transcript of this revision clinic will be available a few minutes after the revision clinic ends here on this blog URL.
Don't forget that you can follow the panelists on Twitter for further support (and for other AQA AS/A2 units) - a great place to start is the BUSS2 hashtag
read more...»BUSS3 Online Revision Clinic - June 2013
Online Revision Clinic - Thursday 6 June 2013 9.00 pm (BST)
As part of our support for students preparing for BUSS3 in June 2013 we are once again running an online revision clinic. The clinic enables students to pose questions to our teacher panel, leaving enough time to act on the advice before the exam. The online revision clinic will be hosted here on this blog entry - so please save this URL to your favorites if you would like to participate.
Students - in order to participate (i.e. ask a question; comment on discussion threads) you will need to be logged in using your Facebook or Twitter account when the online revision clinic goes live at 9.00 p.m. on Thursday 6 June 2013.
Please note:
- We cannot guarantee to answer all questions submitted
- Only submit one question at a time: multiple submissions of the same question will lead to you being blocked!
- Check whether the question you want to ask has already been answered - particularly if you join us mid-way during the clinic
- DO NOT ask our panelists what is going to come up in the exam - they don't know!
- A full transcript of the clinic will be available on this blog URL as soon as the clinic has ended
Are Premium, Differentiated Products the Answer to Compete Against Mass Production?
A great example here of a European manufacturing business that is attempting to compete based on product differentiation compared with the cost leadership approach adopted by competitors relying on mass production techniques.
read more...»Strategic Choice: Apple: Differentiation v Scale
A fascinating, short interview here with Tim Cook, CEO of Apple.
Cook compares Apple's performance to its competitors, and explains his product strategy in an onstage interview.
His argument is clear. Apple's strategy is one of differentiation, not cost leadership based on market-leading scale. For Apple, it is not about making the most of each of the product categories in which it has a presence - it is about making the best in the market.
So, Samsung is now the clear global market leader in mobile phones (including the fast-growing smartphone segment). But Cook argues that Apple makes the best phone. Compare the iPhone 5 with the Samsung Galaxy S4 - is he right?
For students, an important question to consider is this - what the key advantages that a successful strategy of product differentiation can bring? And can it be sustained against the intensive competition that Apple is facing from the likes of Samsung, Google and Huawei?
read more...»BUSS2 Key Terms
Set out below are some key terms that BUSS2 students should make sure they understand ahead of the exam.
read more...»Organisation Culture: Strong v Weak
If culture is like the DNA of an organisation, then you can argue that the culture of every organisation is unique. However, it is still possible to group certain styles or types of organisational culture. By doing, students are provided with an opportunity to compare and contrast - a vital exam skill!
Let's look at an obvious basis for comparison - strong versus weak culture.
read more...»The Ethics Bank
The Co-Op has keen to highlight their ethical credentials as a key part of its marketing and positioning strategies. Supporters claimed that its mutuality was a more desirable form of ownership than PLCs.
The Banking Division has run into difficulties, and there have been significant changes in personnel within the last few weeks, in part as a response to major financial problems. On Friday there were reports that it had stopped offering loans to new business customers, and today The Independent on Sunday reported that The Co-Op Group's Finance Director Steve Humes had resigned. This followed the recent resignation of Brian Tootell after Moody's downgraded the Bank's bonds.
Mr Humes The Group Finance Director for the last two years, had been involved in managing the Co-Ops food operations, and may have had insufficient experience of its banking operations. Euan Sutherland the Co-Op's new CEO who was appointed in May, could be about to make significant changes in other key management positions.
The decision to stop lending to new business customer may imply that the there may be insufficient capital to support current obligations let alone new loans. The ethical bank may be about to meet its most serious crisis.
Organisational Culture - The Crucial Importance of Core Values
Do you have a set a core values? What deeply held beliefs shape the way you see the world and how you act?
Your core values underpin the way in which you behave, act, and how you live your life. So, if someone asked you to list your two most important values, what would they be?
I ask the question because the concept of core values is essential to understanding organisational culture.
Indeed I would hope that the role of core values would feature in many high-scoring BUSS4 essays for students answering questions about organisational culture – they are important!
read more...»Organisational Culture: Toxic Culture and Business Performance
It is relatively easy to identify evidence on how organisational culture can be an intangible asset of a business - a source of competitive advantage and a key reason for a business enjoying industry-beating financial performance.
However, the reverse can also be true. If organisational culture is managed incorrectly or (worse) left un-managed, it can become dysfunctional or toxic. In these situations the organisational culture of a business can become a liability, not an asset. It can even lead to the failure of the business.
read more...»Organisational Culture: Tony Hsieh on Zappos, Core Values and Culture
If students are looking for a research example of a business that is truly built around a deliberate attempt to create and nurture a strong organisational culture, they need look no further than online shoe retailer Zappos.
Tony Hsieh - the founder of Zappos (bought by Amazon a couple of years ago) wanted to build a business based around a simple idea. That it - if you get the organisational culture right - then everything else that you need to be successful will fall into place.
Is he right?
read more...»TBBLE 2014
TBBLE is back in 2013/14 - better than ever!
TBBLE is our most popular business studies CPD course - a day packed full with innovative ways to motivate, engage and inspire business students. Simply not to be missed!
TBBLE 2014 returns with yet another fantastic collection of teaching & learning resources designed to engage business students and improve the effectiveness of learning for all business-related qualifications.
Our team of experienced business teachers simply love their subject and we've challenged them to design brand new classroom activities and materials that fit into our four core categories of teaching & learning resources:
- Course essentials
- Inspire & engage
- Exam technique
- Test yourself
Book places online at a TBBLE 2014 course of your choice right now!
The ‘Biggest’ Firm - is it also the best?
Some more ‘league tables’ have popped up in the news: the world's biggest companies and 2013 BrandZ Top 100.
read more...»Would You Fit into the Organisational Culture at Ikea?
Right. That's it. I'm off to work at Ikea. I just know I'd fit in...
read more...»EntrepreneurLIVE! 2013
INSPIRE YOUR BUSINESS STUDENTS BY ATTENDING ENTREPRENEURLIVE! 2013
Bookings are now being taken for EntrepreneurLIVE! 2013 - our hugely popular enrichment event for all business students which allows them to meet and interact with a team of inspiring, successful entrepreneurs.
After the sell-out events in 2012, we've extended EntrepreneurLIVE! 2013 to include two new venues: Bristol (Vue Cribbs Causeway) and Edinburgh (Vue Omni Centre) making five venues in total.
We're hard at work right now putting recruiting the entrepreneur panel for 2013 and coming up with the popular Enterprise Pitch Challenge which allows students attending to pitch their business concepts to our entrepreneurs in X-Factor and BGT style!
read more...»Strategy, Change & Culture: Moya Greene Seems to be Delivering!
“Our strategy is delivering. The transformation of Royal Mail is well underway”.
That’s the view of Moya Greene, CEO of Royal Mail, as she announced the full year results for Royal Mail to 31 March 2013 today.
As students who attended our BUSS4 Exam Coaching Workshops will recall, I think that Royal Mail is one of the very best research case studies to use for both Section A (organisational culture) and Section B essays in the BUSS4 exam.
The latest financial results of Royal Mail Group are packed full with useful insights and data which could be used effectively to support paragraph points in a BUSS4 essay.
Here are just a few examples:
read more...»AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Exam Topic Tracker
As each sitting of BUSS2 is completed, it is possible to build up a useful picture of the way in which the BUSS2 specification is examined. Which topics have been examined more than once? Are there key topics which have not yet been addressed in the BUSS2 exam? Where are the calculation marks earned?
Our AQA AS Business (BUSS2) Exam Topic Tracker is a free download which can help you keep track of the exams. The link is below. We’ll update the file (the link stays the same) after each exam sitting. The latest version includes all BUSS2 sittings up to and including January 2013.
Download AQA AS Business (BUSS2) Exam Topic Tracker
Students may find it helpful to test their BUSS2 subject knowledge and understanding by trying our BUSS2 revision quizzes. We also have a full collection of BUSS2 revision questions available for our mobile app via Zondle.
We also recommend students getting hold of a copy of our BUSS2 Revision Guide.
AQA A2 Business (BUSS4) - Exam Topic Tracker
There have been seven sittings of the BUSS4 exam now, based on the first four research briefings (Emerging Markets, UK Recession, Corporate Social Responsibility, Takeovers and Mergers).
Here is our AQA BUSS4 Exam Paper Topic Tracker which allows colleagues to see how the BUSS4 topics have been examined so far.
Download AQA GCE Business BUSS4 Topic Tracker
We also recommend that BUSS4 students make use of the following resources:
Ultimate Guide to BUSS4 Essay Writing
Our BUSS4 Organisational Culture Blog Channel
Is my boss a psychopath?!
I was instantly drawn to this BBC story, which will have given many people in the workplace pause for thought. In Business Studies, it’s often important to focus attention on leadership and its importance to the organisation.
read more...»‘How to achieve good analysis’ with the Ocado Chief Executive
I am a massive advocate of Radio 5 Live as a source of extra 'reading' and understanding for Business Studies students. If you are a student reading this, ditch Heart, Radio 1 or whatever your choice of breakfast show listening is, and tune in to Radio 5. The business news items provide great insight into news stories that are real life examples of concepts you are learning about and will provide AQA BUSS4 students with examples they can research further and use for their essays. And every now and then a business leader provides a masterclass in the exam skills that are so vital to a student's success in the Business Studies exams. Just like Tim Steiner, the Chief Executive of Ocado did this morning.
BUSS4 Online Research Clinic Organisational Culture - June 2013
Online Clinic to Provide Support for BUSS4 Section A Research on Organisational Culture
Wednesday 22 May 2013 9.00 pm
We're holding a free online research clinic to support students completing their research on the BUSS4 Section A research theme of Organisational Culture.
This one hour session will just focus on Section A - not the other topics in Section B which we will cover in a later session in June.
Students - in order to participate (i.e. ask a question; comment on discussion threads) you will need to be logged in using your Facebook or Twitter account when the online revision clinic goes live at 9.00 p.m. on Wednesday 22 May 2013 - here on this blog entry.
Please note:
- We cannot guarantee to answer all questions submitted
- Only submit one question at a time: multiple submissions of the same question will lead to you being blocked!
- Check whether the question you want to ask has already been answered - particularly if you join us mid-way during the clinic
- A full transcript of the clinic will be available on this blog URL as soon as the clinic has ended
Ultimate Guide to BUSS4 Essay Writing
Our BUSS4 Organisational Culture Blog Channel
read more...»Business response to the economic environment: zero hours contracts
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