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31 May 2015
BUSS4 Manufacturing: solving the Productivity Puzzle
Everyone preparing for BUSS4 should put aside an hour or so of their revision time to consider two great resources which have appeared this week, analysing why Britain's productivity isn't rising...
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31 May 2015
BUSS2 Exam Technique - Answering 13/14 Mark Questions
As with all AS & A2 exams, effective technique makes all the difference to a candidate's performance. With fairly narrow grade boundaries, a well-structured answer that answers the question and...
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31 May 2015
BUSS2 - Exam Technique for an 8 Mark Question
During the tutor2u exam technique and revision workshops we work hard with students on demonstrating the skills required by the BUSS2 examiner.Here is an example answer for a recent 8-mark question...
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30 May 2015
Pure Gym agrees takeover with LA Fitness
In a class example of horizontal integration in the competitive market for fitness gyms and health clubs, Pure Gym has made an agreed bid for LA Fitness in a deal that will make it the biggest...
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25 May 2015
Tragedy and Contingency Planning - Thomas Cook Struggle
In 2006 Bobby and Christi Shepherd, who were aged just 6 and 7, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a Corfu hotel during a holiday sold by Thomas Cook. The holiday firm had no direct...
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25 May 2015
UK Manufacturing and BREXIT
The general election is over and the British electorate now need to prepare to cast their votes in a simple IN/OUT referendum on the UK's continued membership of the European Union. If 50%+ vote...
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25 May 2015
Paul Polman: Leadership and Sustainability
Paul Polman is a CEO that BUSS4 students really need to get to know. Polman is CEO of Unilever, a multinational that has successfully encouraged shareholders to adopt a business model based around...
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25 May 2015
Tax Avoidance and the Diverted Profits Tax
From April 2015 a new tax has been introduced to encourage multinationals like Google, Starbucks and Apple to pay more tax on their UK trading activities. Corporations who divert their profits away...
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25 May 2015
CSR - Unilever’s Strategy & Culture of Sustainability
I highly recommend that A2 business students explore the example of Unilever when studying corporate social responsibility ("CSR") and, specifically, the concept of sustainability.
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24 May 2015
BUSS1 May 2015 - Ed the Electrician's Fixed Costs
The BUSS1 paper looked a good one and, as usual, provided an opportunity for students to perform some basic calculations to earn some quick marks.I've just looked at the paper and outlined what I...
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23 May 2015
BUSS2 Topic Study Notes
Here are the links to a comprehensive collection of relevant study notes for students preparing for BUSS2.Make sure you also use these revision resources for BUSS2:BUSS2 revision quizzesBUSS2...
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21 May 2015
Profit versus Principles - Corporate Social Responsibility
A simply fantastic 5 minute video from the excellent Andrew Hill (FT) explores the concept of CSR - corporate social responsibility.Hill explores the concept of "conscious capitalism", a...
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21 May 2015
The Cost of Having a New CEO
In this short FT Video, Andrew Hill and Brooke Masters discuss how, according to a recent study, the appointment of a chief executive can undermine shareholder value.Some useful insights here,...
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21 May 2015
Improving Productivity Through Training & Lean Production - the Unipart Way
The principles of lean manufacturing and on-the-job employee training have been combined by logistics group Unipart as a core part of its strategy to improve productivity.
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17 May 2015
BUSS1 Example Answer for a 15 Marker
The BUSS1 exam typically has two 15-mark questions at the end of the paper which invite the candidate to provide an extended response to key issues or decisions in the case study, including...
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17 May 2015
BUSS1 Example Answer for a 10 Marker
It is important that students structure their answers appropriately to 10-mark questions in BUSS1. For example, a question that requires the candidate to "analyse two benefits" should do just that...
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17 May 2015
Profit and Variance Practice Calculations - SAS Case Study
Here some more data you can use to practice calculating total profit and also basic variance analysis. Have a go first and then check your answers against the downloadable solution.Always remember...
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17 May 2015
Breakeven and Profit Calculations - Practice Case Study (SAS)
It's always worthwhile checking that you know how to calculate contribution, break-even output, margin of safety and profit.Here is some financial information, based on the 2015 AQA BS03 Case Study...
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17 May 2015
BUSS1 Basics - Key Analysis & Evaluation Points
This short, simple revision presentation contains some summary thoughts about potential analysis and evaluation points which students might use effectively in their BUSS1 exam answers.The critical...
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15 May 2015
BUSS1 - The Final Countdown
The final main BUSS1 paper is sat on Monday. Last night Graham Prior hosted a twitter revision session with hundreds of BUSS1 candidates. Here are some of the most popular of Graham's tweets -...
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