Blog and updates
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24 Sept 2015
A Business Strategy for the Digital Age
This short two-minute video from PwC provides a useful introduction into the strategic issues and challenges raised by technological change - and particularly e-commerce.
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24 Sept 2015
The VW Scandal - Deception Explained
The unfolding scandal of how VW cheated emissions testing systems and, in the process, systematically and deliberately misled hundreds of thousands of customers in the USA and beyond, is rapidly...
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23 Sept 2015
The Haka and Change Management
With the Rugby World Cup upon us, there a number of opportunities to discuss various aspects of business theory including leadership, motivation, teamwork and culture. But the All Blacks Haka also...
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23 Sept 2015
When E-commerce Gets Physical
As students get to grips with the new BUSS4 research theme, it would be easy to follow the line of analysis that the growth of online shopping will lead to a (further) decline of 'bricks and mortar'.
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23 Sept 2015
Correlation with Kim Kardashian
This is an excellent example to use with students studying correlation as part of the new AQA A Level Business Specification.
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23 Sept 2015
The Biz Quiz - 23 September 2015
The third Biz Quiz of the term is now ready to try! Good luck!Launch The Biz Quiz 23 September 2015Download printable version (pdf)Download solution (pdf)
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22 Sept 2015
The Global Online Opportunity for British Retailers
According to research by OC&C Strategy Consultants, PayPal and Google, online sales across the UK, US, Germany and China will grow by £320bn between now and 2018, increasing the value of the...
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17 Sept 2015
More Retrenchment at HP
The numbers involved are quite staggering. If this happened in the UK it would be front-page news. Computing giant HP has announced a further 30,000 jobs losses as part of a major corporate...
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17 Sept 2015
Jack Wills Decides to Stay Private, Not Go Public
It's better to remain a private company rather than "go public" - for now. That's the judgement that the Board of "preppy" fashion retailer Jack Will have made - along with the decision to part...
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17 Sept 2015
Sainsbury's Expands Online - Into China
Five years after first sending a team to China to investigate opening stores there, Sainsbury's has announced it is to start selling in China. However, this will be entirely online, not through...
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17 Sept 2015
The Problems at McDonald's - From the Inside
This has to be one of the best business articles I've ever come across for A Level students. In a detailed investigation of the problems faced by McDonald's in the US, Bloomberg Business talks to a...
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17 Sept 2015
Improving Labour Productivity and Quality - A Shorter Working Week?
How can a business achieve a sustained improvement in labour productivity and quality? Pay employees more? Empower them? Or perhaps ask employees to work a shorter working week?
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17 Sept 2015
Teaching the New Edexcel A Level Business - CPD
We've got two more dates left for our popular introductory CPD course for the new Edexcel A Level Business specification. Still some places left for the final two times we'll be running this...
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17 Sept 2015
New Balance - Edexcel 4a (Making Business Decisions)
Our comprehensive toolkit for the 2016 New Balance case study for Edexcel 4a (Making Business Decisions) is now complete and ready for immediate despatch.Once again author Mark Tottman has...
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15 Sept 2015
The Biz Quiz - 16 September 2015
The second edition of The Biz Quiz for this term is now available. Ten questions on the business news over the last 7 days.Launch The Biz Quiz - 16 September 2015Download printable version...
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15 Sept 2015
The Big Bang Theory does Business Studies
Despite my dulcet tones and engaging manner, my students will always prefer a TV programme to me! Luckily, I found a couple of excellent Big Bang Theory clips in which Sheldon, Leonard and the gang...
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15 Sept 2015
Three Reasons Why the UK is Affected by the Chinese Economy
More evidence this week of a slowdown in the rate of economic growth in China. Not good news for the policymakers in China. However, the effect of China's slowdown is being felt throughout the...
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14 Sept 2015
Swipe-It! Private and Public Companies
Some of the best-known business names and brands are privately-held, not quoted public companies. Can your students work out which of the ten listed are private and public? This resource is a great...
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14 Sept 2015
Lesson Starter - Name the Brand
Here’s a lesson starter which will hopefully get your business students thinking.
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14 Sept 2015
Domino's App Provides A Growing 'Pizza The Action'
Domino' pizza customers are increasingly purchasing their pizza's online however the desktop site is no longer their first port of call. It appears that the App is providing a bigger slice of...
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