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Monday, 22 November 2010

Consequence of Euro Being Stronger

The bail-out of Irish banks has given increased confidence in the Euro currency.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11808577

How will this affect European businesses?

If the euro becomes stronger, this will make European exports more expensive to buy abroad. This will mean that it is more difficult for those businesses in Europe which count on exports, e.g. BMW.

Wednesday, 17 November 2010

U6 Business Studies Homework

This is due tomorrow for the D Option group.

  1. Why might a hotel in Cornwall choose to operate a flexible workforce, consisting of core workers and peripheral workers?
  2. Why might Cokethorpe School make the decision to outsource the task of daily classroom cleaning?
  3. Why might homeworking bring benefits to a business, both in terms of employee motivation and productivity?