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Reshoring for Frog Bikes
A terrific example here to use with students as they study the reasons for and choice of production location.
Competitive advantage involves looking for ways of developing and sustaining a significant difference with competitors in often fast-changing markets. How important is taking a long-term...
Long-term Strategy & The Mittelstand - Sennheiser
The Mittelstand - Germany's group of thousands of privately-owned and often world-beating companies - is often used as an example of the benefits of long-term business thinking.
We are delighted to announce the completion and immediate availability of the our topic worksheets and case studies for Year 2 of the AQA Level Business specification. This superb resource is an...
AQA A Level Business (Year 2) Calculation Practice Sheets
Our first collection of Calculation Practice Sheets for Year 1 (AS) proved incredibly popular and we're delighted to announce that the first volume of calculation practice sheets for Year 2 of AQA...
Could You Make a Profit From a Cardboard Box?
In the Business Studies department we are setting our new recruits an induction task over the summer holidays to show us what they can do. This years task is to turn a cardboard box into a...
The recent opening of Disney's $5.5bn theme park at Shanghai is a classic example of the concept of glocalisation.
BUSS3 (Very) Unofficial Mark Scheme for June 2016
Lots of students have been in touch asking for some thoughts on that BUSS3 case study and exam. With the important caveat that these are very unofficial notes, here you go.
BUSS4 Essay Plan Template
Well structured BUSS4 essays which answer the question set and demonstrate the required skills invariably score very highly. This BUSS4 essay planning template follows the approach we encourage in...
BUSS3 Practice Case Studies
Teachers and students looking for some extra case study practice for BUSS3 are welcome to make full use of these four case studies which we developed for previous BUSS3 exam coaching workshops.
Revising Ratios - Video Playlist
Need to understand ratio analysis? This playlist has you covered. We explain the uses and limitations of ratio analysis, then guide you through how to calculate and interpret each one!
Try the Stakeholder Game – an ideal group activity to engage and challenge students upon their return to A Level/IB Business classroom.
In this BUSS4 essay video guide for Section A (2016) we explore whether developments in e-commerce will significantly increase the threat of market disruption from new entrants in the future.
BUSS4 Essay Guide: Brexit as a Threat to UK Businesses
In this BUSS4 essay guide, we explore whether Brexit is the most significant threat facing businesses in the UK at the moment.
IB Business Management: Todos os Mercados Key Themes
What are the key themes in the IB Business Management May 2016 case study Todos os Mercados? We've outlined below what we think is the key context from the case study which you may be able to use...
Market research from investment bank Piper Jaffray reveals the top male and female fashion trends for American teenagers in 2016. Showing your class the graphics can be a great starter into market...
Risk and Reward with Roulette!
What better way to introduce the topic of risk and reward than a (cash-free and risk-free) game of roulette!
Facebook – Clever Target Marketing or Racial Profiling?
Facebook users “like” an average of 70 pages each. The type of pages liked gives Facebook a lot of information about the interests of that person and they can also make other inferences about such...
IB Business Management - May 2016 Case Study Exam Briefing
We're pleased to be offering a free revision webinar for IB Business Management students as they complete their preparations for the Paper 1 exam on 19 May featuring the Todos os Mercados case study.
We're delighted to be investing in a comprehensive suite of new teaching & learning resources to support teachers and students following the IB Diploma in Business Management. As part of this...