Business organisation and environment

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - introduction
2. 1.1 Nature of business activity - notes
3. 1.1 Nature of business activity - questions
4. 1.2 Types of organisation - notes
5. 1.2 Types of organisation - questions
6. 1.3 Organisational objectives - notes
7. 1.3 Organisational objectives - questions
8. 1.4 Stakeholders - notes
9. 1.4 Stakeholders - questions
10. 1.5 External environment - notes
11. 1.5 External environment - questions
12. 1.5 External environment - simulations and activities
13. 1.6 Organisational planning tools - notes
14. 1.6 Growth and evolution - notes
15. 1.7 Growth and evolution - questions
    1. PSA Peugeot Citroën in joint signs joint venture agreement
    2. Southwest airlines to buy AirTran
    3. Pfizer acquires Wyeth for $68bn
    4. EU court rules against betting monopoly
    5. Picking up the pieces
    6. BBC dances around the world
    7. Becoming a Subway franchisee
16. 1.7 Growth and evolution - simulations and activities
17. 1.6 Change (HL only) - notes
18. 1.9 Globalisation - notes
19. 1.9 Globalisation - questions
20. Print View

EU court rules against betting monopoly

Read the article E.U. Court Bats Down Germany's Protection of Betting Monopolies

(follow the previous link to read the article in a separate window) and then consider answers to the questions below.

Question 1

Describe the 'monopoly' practices identified in the article?

Question 2

Identify policies that are currently used in the country where you live by the government to try to prevent such monopoly practices.

Question 3

Analyse the consequences of EU ruling against Germany's monopoly of the betting industry.

Question 4

Evaluate the strengths of the arguments for and against state monopolies in the betting industry.