Mind Your Business archive

Mind your Business is an exploration of topical issues from around the world and examines the theoretical background implied by the issue. Examination type questions will be set on the issue seeking to help students develop higher order skills. An outline mark scheme will also be provided to help guide students as to where marks are awarded.

Post date Title
17 Mar 10 Branding Mr Bean
18 Nov 08 Break-even analysis: Debts, revenues and costs
17 Nov 08 Franchises - Major League Baseball
09 Oct 08 Business Ownership
08 Oct 08 The Business of Insurance
14 May 07 The Brain and Choice
26 Mar 07 Price Targeting
19 Feb 07 Expanding into New Markets
08 Jan 07 The Economics of Happiness
04 Dec 06 Mergers and Acquisitions
30 Oct 06 Takeovers and Copyright
18 Sep 06 The Power of Advertising
22 May 06 Consumer Surplus
01 May 06 Bonds, Yields, Par Value and Coupons
10 Apr 06 Insurance
20 Mar 06 All Gas and Profits?
27 Feb 06 Alternative Fuels
06 Feb 06 Operating at the Margin
16 Jan 06 Business Ownership
05 Dec 05 What Price a Wedding?
14 Nov 05 Price Sensitivity
24 Oct 05 Changes in the Workplace
03 Oct 05 Georgia - A Transition Economy
12 Sep 05 Feminine Hygiene Products
30 May 05 The Perfume Market
16 May 05 Franchises - Major League Baseball
02 May 05 Markets - The Efficiency of the Invisible Hand
18 Apr 05 Iraq Two Years On - A Glimmer of Hope?
14 Mar 05 The Eurozone and the Single Currency: Told You So?
28 Feb 05 Elvis Presley and Property Rights
14 Feb 05 AIDS - The Economic Impact
31 Jan 05 Data Handling and Social Inequalities
17 Jan 05 Higher Education - Market Forces or Market Failure?
06 Dec 04 Sexual Health - Can Governments Sort It?
22 Nov 04 The London Olympic Bid - Money Well Spent?
08 Nov 04 The Death Penalty - A Case for Economic Decision Making?
25 Oct 04 Farming and Diversification
11 Oct 04 Health Economics
27 Sep 04 The Ban on Hunting - the Death of the Countryside?
13 Sep 04 Back to School
07 Jun 04 Obesity, Marketing and Business Social Responsibility
31 May 04 Child Poverty, Free Trade and Free Markets
24 May 04 Financial Markets
17 May 04 Thatcherite Economics - a worthwhile legacy?
10 May 04 Total Quality Management and ISO 9000
03 May 04 The Pensions Crisis - What is it all about and should we be worried?
26 Apr 04 The EU - A case for exit?
19 Apr 04 Absenteeism, Lost Output and Bullying in the Workplace
29 Mar 04 Corporate Responsibility
22 Mar 04 Productivity
15 Mar 04 The Budget - Plans, Promises and Presentation
08 Mar 04 Formula 1 - The Business of Money
01 Mar 04 Takeovers and Business Growth
23 Feb 04 Negative Externalities, Transport Policy and Congestion Charging - 230204
16 Feb 04 Break-Even, Debts, Revenues and Costs - 160204
09 Feb 04 Production Methods, Teamwork, Motivation and Change Management - 090204
02 Feb 04 Statistics and National Income Accounts - 020204
26 Jan 04 Market Research, Market Segments, Target Markets and the Tobacco Industry - 260104
19 Jan 04 Oligopolies, Fair Trade, Bananas and Protectionism - 190104
12 Jan 04 Poland and the issues surrounding EU Enlargement - 120104
08 Dec 03 Marketing Glastonbury - 081203
01 Dec 03 Transition Economies: From Planned to Market Systems - 031103
24 Nov 03 Building Brands - 241103
17 Nov 03 The Balance of Payments, Exchange Rates Elasticity and Inflation - 031103
10 Nov 03 Unions, Management, Strikes, Confrontation and Game Theory - 101103
20 Oct 03 Market Failure: Pollution, the Environment and Externalities - 271003
20 Oct 03 International Trade, Protectionism and the Effects of Intervention in Markets - 031103
20 Oct 03 Marketing, Ethics, Mission Statements and Profits - 201003
06 Oct 03 Oil, Petrol, Taxes and Elasticity - 061003
06 Oct 03 Acquisitions, Competition, Market Power and Regulation - 131003
08 Sep 03 Markets - 080903
08 Sep 03 Trade, Ethics, Poverty, Protection and Markets - 150903
08 Sep 03 Opportunity Cost; Externalities and Alcohol Use - 290903
08 Sep 03 Macro-Economics - Aggregate Demand, Inflation, Unemployment and Growth - 220903