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Planning and the business cycle

Land Securities is the UK's leading property company. It is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100....

Managing firms throughout the business cycle

The first decade of the 21st century has been a rollercoaster ride for economic activity. Business confidence was high at the start of the...

Decision making across the business cycle

CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is the world’s leading body for management accountants. Management accountants can provide management information and insights as...

Constructing the future

Many people perceive the construction industry as towering cranes over a city skyline or a pile of bricks and cement in a backyard. In...

Balancing a fine line in an environment of change

Many of the goods we use in our everyday lives are based on “threads.” For example, the room in which you are sitting whilst...

Responding to a changing market

Golden Wonder has been one of the most easily recognisable household names for over fifty years. It has developed a product portfolio which includes...

Meeting and exceeding consumer protection laws to drive competitive advantage

DSGi is the leading European specialist retailer of consumer electronics. In the UK the Group includes the well known chains of Currys, Dixons, PC...

Championing competition

An Office of Fair Trading case study We live in an economic system that is generally good at channelling scarce resources towards meeting consumers' needs....

Beyond corporate social responsibility

Primark is a subsidiary company of the ABF (Associated British Foods) Group. The company was launched in 1969 in Ireland trading as Penny's. By...

Social and environmental responsibility

Businesses help society to prosper. They do so by providing goods and services that consumers want. Businesses also contribute to the well-being of society....

Sustainable development in the construction industry

The immense pressure on the world's environment means that measures must be taken today to safeguard natural resources for tomorrow. This is the challenge...

Steering the economy

In providing an overview of the workings of the economy, this case study focuses on the key role of HM Treasury in implementing Government...

The knowledge-driven economy

This case study focuses upon the findings of the Department of Trade and Industry which illustrate how the development of a knowledge-driven economy is...

Using technology to improve economies

Vodafone is a leading international mobile communications company with interests in 27 countries and partnership agreements with a further 40 countries, including Safaricom in...

Implementing codes of conduct

All organisations have a responsibility to their stakeholders. These are individuals and groups who have a stake in the running of the organisation and...

Business ethics and sustainability in the steel industry

Steel is a unique and vital material. It touches almost every part of modern life. It is a key element of our infrastructure. From...

Business ethics and corporate social responsibility

Anglo American is one of the world”s leading mining companies. It is a UK public limited company and operates on a global scale. Anglo...

Introducing an established brand – bringing Yellow Bus to Britain

Most people in the UK will have seen yellow school buses in American films. The Yellow Bus brand represents more than simply a bus...

Competing within a changing world

No business today operates in a complete vacuum unaffected by market forces. By their very nature business activities are competitive. Within a dynamic, rapidly...

Responding to changes in the market environment

Jessops has been a leader in the photographic business for over 75 years. The Jessops story began in 1935, when Frank Jessop opened a photography...

Meeting global and local needs

Siemens AG is a global electrical and electronics business with a turnover of £53 billion. The business employs over 450,000 people. The company base...

Meeting the challenge

Governments markets are made up of the spending of National and Local governments. Each year the government spends billions of pounds on a range...

Working for free trade

Businesses and consumers in the UK are buying and selling goods and services in ever more diverse and distant markets as globalisation increases. Trade...

Creating a supportive business environment for SMEs

In the past there was always a belief that large corporations with the ability to develop mass-production techniques and gain from economies of scale...

Supporting international trade

One of the biggest challenges for business organisations in the UK is learning how and where to trade overseas. In an interdependent world, international...

Partners in international trade

This case study focuses on the HSBC Group, which, as one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, is able...