Blog and updates
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8 Jun 2017
Support for Belbin team building
Here is a reportfrom Dylan Minor, a professor of managerial economics at Kellogg university in the US and Michael Housman of HiQ Labs, which emphasises the value of building work teams from people...
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7 Jun 2017
AQA PeCAn PiE AJIM Answer Planner
Here's a single sheet answer planner that can be used to plan responses to AQA A Level Business questions.
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7 Jun 2017
Downloads from the great Jukebox in the sky
PwC have recently released a report analysing the trends emerging in the Entertainment and Media industry with a particular focus on shifts in advertising and consumer spending. TheSegment Findings...
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6 Jun 2017
Iconic Ikea
Not many businesses become so well known that they can become the basis for another business's a spoof ad.For a break from the nitty gritty of revision, have a look at this video - and contemplate...
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2 Jun 2017
McJobs and zero-hours contracts
The term 'McJobs' is not a new one - the Washington Post first used it in 1986 and the Oxford English Dictionary has a formal definition for it, as "unstimulating, low-paid jobs with few prospects,...
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24 May 2017
Why do people work?
This series of one-minute interviews with the holders of some of the world's most unusual jobs could serve quite nicely as an introduction to the study of motivation.
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22 May 2017
Honey trap
Any Dragons Den devotee will know that one of the first issues for a new product with a great USP is "Can you protect the idea?". This is THE big question for bee-keepers in New Zealand, producing...
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20 May 2017
Industry Analysis - How to succeed in Hollywood
When it comes to films, I consider myself a cinephile (my wife prefers “geek”), and so when I found some articles about the financial successes and failures of various films, and how Amazon and...
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18 May 2017
'Responsabilisation' at Michelin tyres
Is this the french translation of 'Empowerment'? Michelin are following a gradual process of shifting more responsibility on to their shop floor staff. They say that this translates to a mixture of...
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17 May 2017
Globalisation vs. Localisation
Is consumer support for localisation a rejection of the forces of globalisation? The Monday Briefing, written by Ian Stewart, Chief Economist of Deloitte in the UK, is always worth reading, and I...
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16 May 2017
AQA/ Edexcel A Level Business Revision Activity - Index Numbers
This is the third in a series of blogs that provides teachers with some ready to use activities that can be used in lessons as students prepare to take their first set of linear exams This activity...
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16 May 2017
Classroom Posters: Questions of Business Strategy
Available now - a set of six giant classroom posters designed to stimulate discussion about business strategy.
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15 May 2017
Toyota Skydrive
Flying cars - whyever not? Cartivator is a group of 30 volunteers in Japan, who so far have used crowdfunding to finance their development of the Skydrive flying car. Their work is based on drone...
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12 May 2017
Edexcel A Level Practice Paper 3 (Health and Fitness 2017)
Several teachers have contacted me over the past few days asking if they can buy our Practice Paper 3 on its own, as opposed to buying the entire Edexcel A Level Business Paper 3 Pre-release...
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12 May 2017
Will there be a post-Brexit wage boom?
One of the reasons given by many who voted to leave the EU was that free movement of labour within the union led to lower wages in the UK. This is because a greater supply of labour means that the...
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12 May 2017
Is Liverpool FC cannibalising its own market?
For the big football clubs in the Premier League, China presents a massive opportunity. The fast-growing aspirant middle class in China, with disposable income to spare, are on the lookout for...
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11 May 2017
AQA/ Edexcel A Level Business Revision Activity - Capacity Utilisation
This is the second in a series of blogs that provides teachers with some ready to use activities that can be used in lessons as students prepare to take their first set of linear exams This...
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9 May 2017
International Markets - making and selling cars in India
“If you own a car in India, you’ve arrived in life,” says Arun Malhotra, country head for Nissan. This is a great article from the FT for analysing this international market. First, looking at...
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7 May 2017
Ex-Waitrose boss on how to improve productivity
The productivity gap is one of the big issues in business and economics at the moment. Mark Price, the former managing director of Waitrose discusses in this interview his ideas for how to get a...
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6 May 2017
A Level Business Grade Booster Workshops on Tuesday & Wednesday
Join Jim Riley & Graham Prior at Vue Cinema, Westfield Stratford City on Tuesday (9th) or Wednesday (10th) May for a day of revision for AQA/Edexcel A Level Business.
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