Marketing Strategy Case Studies: Tesco – Triumph & Tragedy
27 mins, 2015 Tesco was the retail success story of the 90s and early 2000s. By 2007 it came close to capturing a third of the UK retail market, and was a true international retail giant – but by 2014 profits were falling and scandals were brewing. It seems the wheels came off the trolley…. Read more »
Marketing Strategy Case Studies: The Starbucks Experience
27 mins, 2015 Starbucks is the essential success story of the American capitalist dream. From humble beginnings in 1971 as a Seattle coffee store, it’s become a multinational with over 21,000 outlets in 63 countries. Its brand is universally known. HOW DID THEY DO IT? Starbucks’ success owes a lot to the vision of its… Read more »
The English Reformation: Henry VIII & The Break With Rome
27 mins, 2015 The Church Of England as we know it today has its roots in Henry VIII’s conflict with the Roman Catholic Church in Rome – resulting ultimately in a complete break. This film explains the reasons and the repercussions with the use of vivid reconstructions. “HE NEEDED A BOY” Henry believed a male… Read more »
UPDATE: Too Much Tourism? The Lake District
50 mins, 2016 [wpdm_package id=’5110′] This updates the original 1996 film, going back to the original issues and finding out the new ones. The Lake District is one of Britain’s most popular tourist honeypots. The basic challenge: how to encourage tourists without spoiling the natural beauty they come to see. MAN-MADE VERSUS NATURAL The speed… Read more »
Bloody Mary: Villain Or Victim?
63 mins, 2016 Did ‘Bloody Mary’ deserve the name? This gripping film takes us to the heart of a Tudor tragedy, with parallels to a modern world where religions are in conflict. EVIL QUEEN? Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII, ruled between 1553 and 1558, was painted as the evil queen who tried restore Catholicism… Read more »
Managing Change In Organisations
36 mins, 2018 PART 1 INTRODUCTION (21 mins) Change in business is nothing new – it’s the pace of change. The digital revolution has destroyed old businesses and created vast new empires. To survive, organisations must be quick to adapt – but people, generally, don’t like change. How can change be best managed? DRIVERS OF… Read more »
Change & Disruption: An Amazon.com Case Study
28 mins, 2018 The rise and rise of Amazon.com since start-up in 1994 is the classic case study in disruptive innovation. First an on-line retailer, broadening into a platform for other sellers, Amazon has been guided by the restless spirit of its founder Jeff Bezos. Bezos thinks long term – he expects his people to… Read more »
Training & Development
21 mins, 2012 PART 1: A Brief Guide Training is a way of making staff more valuable to the company and feel more valued. Development is a wider concept – about helping an employee to realise their full potential. Different types: There are different kinds of training, including induction training, on-the-job and off-the-job training. Training… Read more »
Recruitment & Selection
49 mins, 2012 PART 1: An Essential Guide Recruitment should be seen not just as a process of filling vacancies, but as a part of workforce planning generally. The first stage in filling a vacancy is to define the vacancy – the job description. The selection procedure varies from simply interviewing people to complex assessment processes… Read more »
Grievance & Bullying
17 mins, 2012 PART 1: Introduction To Grievance In the ideal workplace people would be always happy and there would never be problems. But in the real world, employees have difficulties over everything from pay and conditions to bullying managers. And if a complaint ends up as a grievance it may be taken to an… Read more »
Employment Law In Action & Contracts Of Employment
23 mins, 2012 How do contracts of employment – and employment laws more generally – help people at work? This film includes some basic facts about employment as well as examples of people with problems at work. CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT 4 mins Anyone who employs anyone – or who is employed – enters into a… Read more »
Employee Representation & Trade Unions
23 mins, 2012 How might employees have a say in the organisation for which they work? How important is the role of trade unions? INTRODUCTION 11 mins Employees make their voices heard in a company in many different ways – from employee co-operatives to works councils. But, generally, in most industries, trade unions play a… Read more »