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

BBC dances around the world

Read the article, Why children's television has to rely on merchandising deals (you can do this in the window below or follow the previous link to read the article in a separate window) and then consider answers to the questions below.

Question 1

Describe the strategy that BBC Worldwide are planning to adopt to expand their business overseas.

Question 2

Explain why 'most companies that focus on making children's shows have to bring in co-production cash or, increasingly, rely on revenue from licensing'.

Question 3

Analyse how the objectives of a non-profit organisation like the BBC may differ from a profit making firm.

Question 4

With reference to the Ansoff Matrix and other appropriate strategic tools, discuss the extent to which the BBC funding and expansion strategy is likely to work.