Operating Environment: An Active Learning Approach

Part I: The National Economic Context:.

1: The UK labour force.

2: The UK economic system.

3: The financial sector.

4: Economic policy.

5: Industrial policy.

Part II: Environmental Factors Affecting Business Activities:.

1: Social stratification.

2: Social welfare and state policy.

3: Technology and society.

4: The political process.

Part III: Business Firms in Markets:.

1: The competitive environment.

2: The legal regulation of business.

3: Regulatory agencies.

Part IV: Resources:.

1. 'Samsung plans #450 m UK plant'.

2. 'Fresh ferment for the brewers'.

3. 'The price police - the sleuthing skills of the EU's competition division'.