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=Podcasts: =

When you buy a pair of trainers or that new mobile phone or laptop do you ever stop to think about the person on the other side of the world who made it? Many of them are in factories in China who live on site and work 12 hours a day with strict rules like no talking to your colleagues, others are paid a pittance to make clothes that cost more than they will ever earn in a lifetime. This week Peter Day talks to two campaigners who think big business is exploiting the worlds poor and they are trying to do something about it. [|LISTEN]

Peter Day talks with the former CEO of Ikea about how the company's new ideas changed the way we all think about design and the impact it has on all our lives. Flat packs are now a standard feature in furniture shopping but how can the Swedish company which taught us how to assemble our own furniture build on its success around the world? [|LISTEN]

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Business Case Studies by Topic: [|Helpful site] List of case studies from The Times 100 organised by Topic. Choose your sub topic by clicking the arrowed links below your selected business studies topic heading.

Billabong in trouble:
**__ [|http://] ____ [|www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14287574] __ (economic - pg 409)** **__ [|http://] ____ [|www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17070614] __** **__ [|http] ____ [|://] ____ [|www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17175199] __ (global demand)** **__ [|http] ____ [|://] ____ [|www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19388637] __ (finance)**