Shareholders in Revolt at Sports Direct Corporate Governance
The strained relationship between the Board of Sports Direct plc and its shareholders is perhaps the best topical example in the UK at the moment of the issue of corporate governance.
The new academic year is nearly upon as and Edexcel centres will soon be tackling Theme 3 and Theme 4.
AQA A Level Business (Year 1) Scheme of Work
Below is a fully editable scheme of work for the AQA Business A Level Year 1.
Legal Environment: Starbucks Customer Claim Gets An Icy Reception
A great example here of the legal environment facing multinationals like Starbucks.
AQA A Level (Year 2) Scheme of Work
The new academic year is nearly upon us and for AQA centres Year 2 has lots and lots of new models and theories to keep everyone entertained!
Blake Mouton in the Office
This is an excellent activity that can be used when teaching Blake Mouton (AQA A Level Year 1).
Blockbuster and Strategic Drift
There are lots of excellent examples to use when teaching strategic drift but one of my favourites is Blockbuster.
Banish Bad Odours with Big Data!
We are producing more data than ever before, in fact, so much new data is being produced that 90% of all the data that has ever existed was made in the last few years.
The Balanced Scorecard Explained
Kaplan and Norton's Balanced Scorecard is one of a number of new models on the AQA A Level Business Specification and this short video is pure gold.
Reshoring for Frog Bikes
A terrific example here to use with students as they study the reasons for and choice of production location.
Harriet Green on Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Former Thomas Cook CEO Harriet Green is now leading IBM's IoT business and she's clearly passionate about the potential for business and societal benefits from harnassing Big Data.
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.
Can Ikea Succeed in India?
Ikea has started work building its first store in India. Can Ikea succeed where other multinational retailers have struggled?
Market Supply & Demand: Heavy Losses for New Zealand Dairy Farmers
A slowdown in demand for dairy products from China together with the impact of excess dairy supply is causing the New Zealand dairy industry (the world's largest) to suffer heavy losses.
Leadership & Strategy: Nine Ways Tim Cook Has Transformed Apple Since He Became CEO
it is now five years since Tim Cook was appointed CEO of Apple. During that period, Apple's revenues have tripled, profits boomed and the business has developed a 1 billion-strong user base. Not bad.
Retrenchment for Macys
Imagine if M&S announced that it was closing 15% of its stores in the UK. That's the relative significance of an announcement by US department store giant Macy's that it is to close 100...
We all love free - and what's not to like about free fruit as we begin our journey of discovery around one of 800 Tesco supermarkets? The catch? The free fruit will only be for people aged 16 and...
Uber Calls Time on Winning in China
The challenge of achieving market share in China is beautifully illustrated by the battle that Uber has been facing against local rival Didi. After many billions of losses, Uber has finally decided...
Gearing Up for Growth - Microsoft Sources Huge Debt Finance
Debentures (or company bonds) are very much back in fashion and the recent use of debt finance by Microsoft to pay for its takeover of LinkedIn is a good example of why.