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Money & Morals provides ethics educational materials that complement your business studies curriculum and teaching.

The units and case studies are a unique way to introduce topics to your students whilst providing them with vital lifeskills for the workplace.

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CodeTitleLevelExam BoardNotes 
J253: A291Business Studies: Marketing and EnterpriseLevel 2/KS4OCRAnalyse and discuss the effects of ethical issues on marketing. Enterprise: The nature of risk taking, factors that can lead to the success/failure of a business.View Resources
J253:A292Business Studies: Business and PeopleLevel 2/KS4OCRobjectives of different stakeholders, understanding of social enterprise. Factors in recruitment.View Resources
J253:A293Business Studies: Production, Finance and the External Business Environment.Level 2/KS4OCRInfluences on the choice of finance. Knowledge of competitive and monopoly markets. The whole of: Environmental influences and business ethics.View Resources
J230:A265Business and Communication SystemsLevel 2/KS4OCRBusiness Activity. Ethics and social responsibilityView Resources
J213/226:A241Applied Business:Business in actionLevel 2/KS4OCREmployers/employees rights and responsibilities. Business within society: Ethics and sustainability.View Resources
J213/226:A242Applied Business: Making your mark in businessLevel 2/KS4OCRCompetition. Customers: importance and needs. View Resources
H430:F291An Introduction to BusinessLevel 3/KS5OCRMeeting the needs and conflicting views of stakeholders. Significance of labour. Accountability. Corporate Objectives. Moral & Ethical. View Resources
H430:F292Business FunctionsLevel 3/KS5OCRMarketing Objectives. Purpose of budgeting. Investment Decisions. Motivation and Leadership.View Resources
H430:F293MarketingLevel 3/KS5OCRMarketing: Other factors and decisions. View Resources
H430:F294AccountingLevel 3/KS5OCRAccounting perspective in relation to other factors and decisions.View Resources
H430:F295People in OrganisationsLevel 3/KS5OCRHuman resources in relation to other factors and decisions. Impact of individual behaviour. Employer/employee relations.View Resources
H430:F297Strategic ManagementLevel 3/KS5OCRMoral and ethical issues. Environmental issues.View Resources
Unit 1Developing New Business IdeasLevel 2/KS4EdexcelCompetitive advantage. Enterprise. Financial objective. Staff and stakeholders View Resources
Unit 3Business Studies: Building a BusinessLevel 2/KS4EdexcelMarketing. Research & Development. Effective financial management. Ethics in business. Environmental issues. View Resources
Unit 4Business studies: Business Communications Level 2/KS4EdexcelThe effects on businesses of both good and bad communication. Communication with stakeholders.View Resources
Unit 5Business Studies: Introduction to Economic UnderstandingLevel 2/KS4EdexcelStakeholders and Conflict of Interest. Competitiveness. Causes of business failure. Monopoly power. Is the world fair?View Resources
Unit 1Developing New Business IdeasLevel 3/KS5EdexcelCharacteristics of Entrepeneurs. What makes a market?View Resources
Unit 2aManaging the BusinessLevel 3/KS5EdexcelEffects of social trends on marketing mix. Effects on business of price changes. Budgets. Managing other people.View Resources
Unit 2bBusiness EconomicsLevel 3/KS5EdexcelCompetition. How managers can get the best from staff. Small business.View Resources
Unit 3International BusinessLevel 3/KS5EdexcelInternational Markets. Responsibility to stakeholders. Globalisation. Multinationals.View Resources
Unit 4aMaking Business DecisionsLevel 3/KS5EdexcelConflicts between stakeholders. Corporate culture and strategy.View Resources
Unit 4bThe Wider Economic Environment and BusinessLevel 3/KS5EdexcelMarket failure. Regulated markets.View Resources
Unit 14BTEC Diploma in Business: Business EthicsLevel 2/KS4EdexcelAll the case studies as well as ethical perspectives can be used to help students understand ethical values and design an ethical policy.View Resources
Unit 1[6916]GCE Applied Business: Investigating People at WorkLevel 3/KS5EdexcelBusiness aims and objectives and how businesses obtain employees.View Resources
Unit 6[6921]GCE Applied Business: Investigating PromotionLevel 3/KS5EdexcelConstraints on promotion View Resources
Unit 12[6927]GCE Applied Business: International Dimensions of BusinessLevel 3/KS5EdexcelThe ethical and moral dimensions of international scale business activitiesView Resources
Unit 14[6929]GCE Applied Business: External influences on BusinessLevel 3/KS5EdexcelView Resources
BUSS1Planning and Financing a BusinessLevel 3/KS5AQAStarting a Business: Motive for becoming an entrepreneur. Employing People. Setting Budgets: reasons for View Resources
BUSS2Managing a BusinessLevel 3/KS5AQAPeople in Business: Improving organisational structures. Recruitment process. Operations Management: overtime, hiring staff. quality standards. Working with suppliers. Marketing and Competitive Environment.View Resources
BUSS3Strategies for SuccessLevel 3/KS5AQAFinancial, marketing and operational objectives.View Resources
BUSS4The Business Environment and Managing ChangeLevel 3/KS5AQADiffering stakeholder perspectives. Economic, business and social environment. Managing change.View Resources
Unit 2People and BusinessLevel 2/KS4AQAStakeholders. Rights and responsibilities of employers and employees. Working arrangements. Customer serviceView Resources
Unit 3Business FinanceLevel 2/KS4AQABudgets. Financial planning.View Resources
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Business Studies Course

Each unit contains:

  • Learning objectives
  • Lesson plans
  • Realistic case studies
  • Ethical perspectives
  • Reading materials
  • Questions
  • Student assessments
  • Relevant news articles

Money & Morals provides ethics educational materials that complement your business studies curriculum and teaching.

The units and case studies are a unique way to introduce topics to your students whilst providing them with vital lifeskills for the workplace.

You may find additional relevant case studies by using the search function or under different subject tabs.

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Marketing

When deciding their objectives and marketing plan, companies should incorporate ethical marketing practices.
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People in Business

Distinguish between the employer’s and employee's perspective to see the ramifications of issues and decision within the employment context.
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Operations and Enterprise

A focus on the ethical considerations relevant to a wide range of activities involved in operations and enterprise for businesses.
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Finance and Accounting

A focus on the role of finance within the workplace or a business, and the wider impact of financial decisions taken.
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Competition and Bribery

Exploring the effect on a business and employee of competition, bribery and other outside influences that may not be ethical.
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Money & Morals provides classroom materials that encourages lively debate and are designed to equip students with the necessary analytical and critical thinking skills to prepare them for examination case studies.

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A Little White Lie

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Brand Designs

A manufacturer of designer sports footwear and clothing has kept tight control over pricing policy. A major supermarket is ignoring this and selling it cheaply.
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Bribery: The Package

A small electronics and software business imported 5,000 copies of a new game. But a similar and superior, rival game has just come out too.
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Bust Up

Frank, an insolvency practitioner, is overseeing a company sale after having gone bust. They have had two offers; from a London company and a rival local one.
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Buyers Gift

Dean has some responsibility for the buying at a trendy restaurant. He notices his colleague receiving a box of wine they don't normally use.
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Cheap Labour

Graymark, a large chain of shops, has been very successful in a very short period of time due to using cheap labour in Africa.
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Cigarette Branding

Boondock's main product is cigarettes and since sales in the West have decreased they are marketing heavily in other countries.
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Compete or Fail?

John is the Chairman of an IT company that has seen its sales fall. He tells the marketing team to pose as clients for their rivals to get inside information.
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Competing Restaurants

Sam and Harry own restaurants which are in competition with each other. For years they have had a price war but now want to try something different.
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Competing Tools

Gavin owns a small DIY shop in a remote village. A high street DIY chains has applied to the local council for permission to set up shop there.
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Computing Deals

Kplus, an independent retailer specialising in computers, claim to be a leading supplier locally, but the only evidence is that they advertise widely.
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Corporate Debt

Greys Department Store needs to take out a large loan to survive and although they are unsure how it will be repaid, the bank agrees to the loan.
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Dodgy Slogans

Sanjay is the new PR manager at Starlings Public Relations Agency and he is keen to impress. He comes up with slogans that may not be totally true.
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Education or Security

Lana is a government adviser who is responsible for deciding whether the Education or Defence Department should be making budget cuts.
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Expenses or Additional Income?

Two sales reps are discussing their expense claims when one of them suggests it's ok to claim things back that are not 'strictly business.'
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Held to Account

Julia, an accountant, was sent to check the accounts of a residential care home. At the end of the audit, she was informed of a mistake that she overlooked.
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Honest Advertiser

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International Aid

The UK is providing international aid to alleviate poverty, but the funds are being used for military purposes.
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International Bribery

Rodafone decides to expand into Eastern European markets, and soon realises things are quicker if officials are given backhanders – unofficial money or gifts.
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Liquid Gold

The oil corporation has spent millions on research and development of a low grade oil that is being used by a competitor as a higher grade oil.
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Mobile Phone Debt

Manir changed his mobile phone provider when he saw a reasonable offer, but failed to properly read the terms and conditions, leaving him with a large bill.
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Moral Medicine

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News International

Allegations of phone hacking led to the closure of one of the world's oldest newspapers.
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No More Games

Leroy, a freelance computer game designer, sends a completed game to ZoneGames, but it disappears in transit and has appeared on the black market cheaper.
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Nursery Debt

A building society has given Holly a £500,000 mortgage to run a nursery even though she is inexperienced in managing budgets.
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Overtime

Katie Starr recently started as a PA. At the interview she was informed that the job was normal work hours with a bit extra occasionally.
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Poaching Information

A company is looking to employ an IT systems analyst and they hear that Jane, at present working for a competitor, is unsettled and could be persuaded to leave.
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Price Fixing

Julie,sales manager for a pharmaceutical company, is invited to a conference to explore whether competing companies can collaborate on drug prices.
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Research and Development

Robyn,the CEO of Plaxojones, an international pharmaceutical company, has to decide whether to invest in developing an anti malaria or new cancer drug.
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Research Integrity

A market research consultancy undertook six months research to complete. A similar company wanted the same research, which they were charged the same price for.
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Sign of the Thymes

Thymes Electrical plc has a factory which produces MP3s, but because of competition from the ipod, its output has been drastically reduced.
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The Environment

A property developer has been granted permission to build a new athletics stadium and leisure centre on land that was previously designated as green belt.
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The Red Lights are Flashing!

A manufacturer recently won a contract with a large construction firm. Warning lights go off in the factory, but ceasing production will cost them business.
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The Scaffold

Briggs and Co. are a small firm of local builders. The scaffolding they used is not up to scratch.
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The Truth About CVs

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Turning A Blind Eye

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Xtra Work For MP3s

James needs his MP3 player repaired. A local electrical repair shop gives him a pricy quote, and then the same salesman offers an independent, cheaper quote.