Motivation Theories & Employee Participation
32 mins, 2011 How do companies try to motivate their employees? What are the theories behind motivation, and do they work in the real world? What do staff feel motivates – or demotivates – them? PART 1: A Brief Guide To Motivational Theories A better motivated workforce, most agree, is a more productive one –… Read more »
The Energy Question: Nuclear, Wind Or Fossil?
24 mins, 2011 In March 2011 a tsunami hit a Japanese nuclear reactor and ignited a new debate on the safety of nuclear energy. This film explores the very different energy policies of two countries: Australia and Sweden. AUSTRALIA: For decades people in Australia campaigned against the nuclear and uranium industries – but global warming… Read more »
Enterprise Case Studies III: Starting Up
25 mins, 2011 People start enterprises for many different reasons – to make money, to give themselves interesting jobs, maybe even to make the world a better place. But they all have to find a way to get going – and starting up is never easy. INTERNET BUSINESS: Spoonfed is a web-based guide to events… Read more »
Employment Law, The Employment Tribunal
30 mins, 2011 Employment laws affect both employers and employees in many different ways. This film explains the key bits of legislation and examines how they work in the real world. PART 1: A Guide to Employment Law A mass of legislation now governs the way businesses treat people at every stage of employment. Key… Read more »
The Business Plan In Action: Three Case Studies
25 mins, 2011 Three businesses and three business plans. Why did they need them? What did they put in them? Were they worth it? AIMS & OBJECTIVES: Every business plan should have a company’s aims and objectives. The Croft Tea Room has the ambitious aim of helping to regenerate the run-down area of St Mary… Read more »
All About Appraisal: Introduction & Examples
23 mins, 2011 Most people think that appraisals are vital both for motivating staff and monitoring performance. But often they go badly wrong. This film explores the reasons why. Part 1: What Is Appraisal? Appraisal is the process of assessing an employee’s performance over a period of time. But there’s a right and a wrong… Read more »
Accounting & Finance Clips 1: Accounts, Forecasting & Breakeven
31 mins, 2011 Four film clips explain and illustrate key topics in finance using a variety of case study examples. CLIP 1: INTRODUCING ACCOUNTS (5 mins) What do a company’s accounts tell you? Why are they important? This is a simple guide to the profit and loss account (income statement) and balance sheet. Together these… Read more »
Accounting & Finance Clips 2: Sources Of Finance
24 mins, 2011 CLIP 1: SOURCES OF FINANCE – AN INTRODUCTION (9 mins) How does a business choose between different sources of finance? Is it always better to get money from inside the company than get an overdraft or loan or to sell shares in the firm? And what are the pros and cons of… Read more »
Accounting & Finance Clips 3: Budgeting
23 mins, 2011 Clips explain and illustrate the importance of budgets and budgeting using a variety of case study examples. CLIP 1: INTRODUCTION TO BUDGETING (5 mins) What are budgets? How do they work? In Blakeway Ltd budgeting is vital to their manufacturing plans – but budgets depend on sales forecasts which are notoriously unreliable…. Read more »
Accounting & Finance Clips 4: Cash Flow & Working Capital
31 mins, 2011 CLIP 1: CASH FLOW: TOSSED’S GAMBLE (11 mins) A new salad bar chain is chasing growth – but will it run out of cash? Tossed is the baby of twenty-something entrepreneur Vincent McKevitt who aims to make big money out of healthy eating. The business is successful, but if he tries to… Read more »
Accounting & Finance Clips 5: Investment Decisions & Contribution
28 mins, 2011 CLIP 1: WHAT IS INVESTMENT APPRAISAL? (7 mins) Among the most critical decisions companies have to make are investment decisions – whether buying new machinery or taking over another company. This clip examines the different investment appraisal techniques companies use to help them make those decisions. Payback, profit, and opportunity cost are… Read more »
Accounting & Finance Clips 6: Costs & Profit
28 mins, 2011 Clips explain and illustrate costs and profit using a variety of case study examples. CLIP 1: COSTS: AN INTRODUCTION (8 mins) Vital to commercial success is how well businesses control their costs. These come in two basic types: direct and indirect. But in the real world classifying costs is rarely clear-cut. Manufacturer… Read more »