Culture Change is Driving Microsoft Performance
An interesting article here from an entrepreneur writing in the FT about how a change in organisational culture at Microsoft has changed the way Microsoft approaches external growth and business...
Sales of consumer electronic products often provide excellent examples of the classic bell shape of the traditional product life cycle. Global shipments (sales) of tablet computers such as the iPad...
Fake Farming - Tesco and Business Ethics
Fancy some beef mince from Boswell's Farms? How about some pork chops from Woodside Farms? No problem. You can get both from Tesco right now. The only problem - Boswell's Farms and Woodside Farms...
Here's a topical example of how a business can expand into international markets using a relatively low-risk approach.
The impact of a falling exchange rate are illustrated with this recent warning from John Lewis on the effect of a significantly weaker £/$ exchange rate.
Business Teacher Jobs on Sunday
We've had more top teaching opportunities for business teachers posted to the tutor2u jobs board this week.
We are delighted to announce the completion and immediate availability of the our topic worksheets and case studies for Year 2 of the AQA Level Business specification. This superb resource is an...
AQA A Level Business (Year 2) Calculation Practice Sheets
Our first collection of Calculation Practice Sheets for Year 1 (AS) proved incredibly popular and we're delighted to announce that the first volume of calculation practice sheets for Year 2 of AQA...
Breakeven and Cutting Production Capacity - the Airbus 380
A great example here to use when teaching real-life breakeven analysis.
As soon as it became clear that the UK had voted to leave the EU the pound Sterling fell sharply against other major currencies. What are the possible implications of this for the UK economy, in...
The Business Impact of Brexit
What impact is Brexit going to have on UK businesses now that it seems highly likely Brexit will occur?
Will M&S Follow BHS?
It has been
known that M&S have struggled with their clothing sales and this core part of their business has been their weak link.
Could You Make a Profit From a Cardboard Box?
In the Business Studies department we are setting our new recruits an induction task over the summer holidays to show us what they can do. This years task is to turn a cardboard box into a...
The recent opening of Disney's $5.5bn theme park at Shanghai is a classic example of the concept of glocalisation.
BUSS4 Essay Questions to Practice
Practising essay planning in BUSS4 is a really effective revision method, particularly as a warmup on the day.
BUSS4 - The Section B Essay Questions So Far
We've had many BUSS4 exam papers now and we're hours away from the last main sitting. It is always interesting looking at the choice of essay titles for Section B to get a feel for the style and...
BUSS4 Example Essay - Leadership & Change
Here is a final example BUSS4 essay using the PAnEL (paragraph) and AJIM (conclusion) approach to structuring BUSS4 essays.
BUSS4 - Final Preparations
Help here for students preparing to take BUSS4 on Wednesday 22 June.
Essay Writing: Creating a 'Bank of Consequences'
When writing essays, if you struggle to move beyond standard responses when asked to consider the consequences of a business action – read this post.
BUSS4 Example Essay - Retrenchment
Here is an example BUSS4 essay - this one is on retrenchment