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OU on the BBC: The Bottom Line - The business of education

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Introductory Level Updated 28 Mar 2013
Education as a business is the subject of discussion this week with Evan Davis and guests.

OU on the BBC: The Bottom Line - Rich and full-bodied

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Introductory Level Updated 21 Mar 2013
Evan Davis and his guests explore just how profitable selling crushed grapes really is.

A vision of the future

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Introductory Level Updated 06 Mar 2013
Uwe Krueger, CEO of global engineering firm Atkins, shares how he plans for developments with the future in mind.

Retail agnosticism

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Introductory Level Updated 01 Mar 2013
Andy Street, Managing Director of the department store chain John Lewis, discusses the future of retail.

The Bill Gates of Africa

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Introductory Level Updated 21 Feb 2013
Herman Chinery-Hesse, co-founder of the Ghanian software company theSOFTtribe, discusses software development in Africa.

Jumping the hurdles of entrepreneurship

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Introductory Level Updated 21 Feb 2013
Andrew Rugasira, CEO of the Ugandan coffee company Good African Coffee, discusses entrepreneurship in Africa.

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Choosing a human resources consultant

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Masters Level Duration 6 hours Updated 19 May 2013
Human resources consultancies have become invaluable to businesses looking for improvements and efficiencies in their operations. This unit explores the issues surrounding how you might...

Environmental factors and organisations

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Masters Level Duration 6 hours Updated 19 May 2013
The interactions of business with the non-commercial enviromnent are under increasing scrutiny. This unit looks at the relationships between business and social and ecological environments,...

Operations, technology and stakeholder value

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Masters Level Duration 40 hours Updated 19 May 2013
The management of processes or operations is the very essence of any kind of business enterprise, and it is critically important that they are designed...

Business English: Making decisions

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Intermediate Level Duration 5 hours Updated 19 May 2013
Do you want to relocate to the UK? This unit will help you with the language difficulties that can arise while providing assistance with the...

Business English: Presenting the decision

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Intermediate Level Duration 5 hours Updated 19 May 2013
Do you want to relocate to the UK? This unit will help you with the language difficulties that can arise while providing assistance with the...

The life sciences industry: An introduction

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Masters Level Duration 6 hours Updated 19 May 2013
This unit covers the emergence of the Life Sciences sector out of its precursor the pharmaceutical industry. After examining some historical perspectives it uses case...

Finding information in business and management

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Introductory Level Duration 9 hours Updated 19 May 2013
This unit will help you to identify and use information in business and management, whether for your work, study or personal purposes. Experiment with some...

An introduction to business cultures

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Introductory Level Duration 4 hours Updated 19 May 2013
Disney and Google are just two companies renowned for their ‘business culture’. Have you ever wondered why the company you work for is different from...

Strategic view of performance

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Advanced Level Duration 4 hours Updated 19 May 2013
Strategic management and planning are no longer the preserve of senior executives. This unit looks at three different approaches to strategy before analysing the direction...

Introduction to financial services

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Introductory Level Duration 6 hours Updated 19 May 2013
This unit examines the history of the development of financial services in the UK and the ways in which the sector is regulated. It will...