Blog and updates
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21 Mar 2017
Getting the right person for the job
Here is a short radio clip which could make a nice interactive lesson starter.
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20 Mar 2017
Wearables at Work - A Nudge to Improve Productivity?
Many businesses are giving their employees wearable devices as a way of nudging workers to become more active and ultimately lower the cost of absenteeism and raise productivity. But how much of...
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20 Mar 2017
Interview for the hardest job in the world
A funny / silly / thought-provoking / timely video about a mock job interview for the world’s hardest job. I’ll give no spoilers here, but despite a great number of people currently doing a...
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20 Mar 2017
More disruption at Uber
Uber might be seen as the 21st century poster-child of Schumpeter's idea of creative destruction, which is defined as the process of how capitalism leads to a constantly changing structure of the...
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17 Mar 2017
The Biz Quiz - 17 March 2017
Here is the latest series of 10 questions on the business news from the last 7 days. Good luck!
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13 Mar 2017
Lord Stuart Rose on rising costs
This brief clip of an interview with Lord Stuart RoseThis brief clip of an interview with Lord Stuart Rose, chair of Ocado and former CEO of M&S, is firmly in the Business Gold category. In 47...
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10 Mar 2017
The Biz Quiz - 10 March 2017
Another cracking week of business news stories are featured in this edition of The Biz Quiz.
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9 Mar 2017
The impacts of Budget 2017
The Chancellor's Budget announcements yesterday give a good opportunity for students to analyse the impacts they might have on different businesses. Here's an idea for a lesson activity for them to...
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7 Mar 2017
BA squeezes costs
Consumers looking at booking a flight for their holiday will compare prices and departure times, and generally make a decision based on those two issues. They tend not to compare another variable...
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7 Mar 2017
Is the takeover good news or bad for Vauxhall?
Takeovers and Mergers have been all over the news recently, and the sale of car-makers Vauxhall and Opel to PSA (owners of Peugeot and Citroen) for £1.9bn is the biggest one of this week, so far....
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6 Mar 2017
Developing AQA A Level Business Exam Skills – Models and Theories
As we start to approach the ‘business end’ of the new AQA A Level Business, many teachers will be turning their attention to ways in which they can help students develop their exam skills.
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3 Mar 2017
Delayering at Tesco aims for Cost and Customer Service Benefits
More organisational change at Tesco as Dave Lewis and his team continue the turnaround strategy to improve the competitiveness of the business.
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3 Mar 2017
The Biz Quiz - 3 March 2017
Back from half-term, here is the latest edition of the Biz Quiz.
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1 Mar 2017
Air Travel Soars in Ireland
This is a superb graphic illustrating the long run ascent of air travel from Ireland over the last thirty years. In large part because of increased competition and lower fares offered by low-cost...
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1 Mar 2017
Waterstones goes under cover
If a business has invested much in building a respected and well recognised retail brand, why would it then abandon that USP and open in a new location under a different name? Waterstones are...
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25 Feb 2017
World class skills for Boeing in Rotherham
There will be just 30 jobs on offer in the new factory that Boeing want to build near Rotherham, but they are indicative of regeneration of an area which was historically dependent on coal and...
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23 Feb 2017
Is the supermarket food gamble over?
Felicity Lawrence writes in the Guardian about the nature of the global food supply chain, arguing that there's a need to rethink current methods of production. There's a fantastically...
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21 Feb 2017
The Row over Business Rates
Many businesses are worried about the prospect of a sizeable increase in their business rates after revaluation. Sky news hosted a discussion over the issue of reforms to business rates and the...
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20 Feb 2017
Move Over Uber - Here Come the Driverless Taxi Drones
Would you want to take a ride in one of these? If you live in Dubai, you might be able to soon. No word though on what the fare will be.
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20 Feb 2017
£7m is the Cost of Poor Quality for Bovis Homes
A classic example here of the potential costs from allowing the standard of customer service and product quality to fall way below expected standards.
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