A-Level/ IB Business Case Study - Private & Public Limited Companies - Geedy's Guitars

Set up by bad-tempered Bruce Geedy, Geedy’s Guitars is a guitar manufacturer famous for producing guitars with a high sound quality. With expansion possible and the board unhappy at falling sales revenue, Bruce considers whether to go public.

This case study is based on the topic Types of Organizations. This fits into the following syllabi:-

A-Level - 3.1.2 - Understanding Different Business Forms
IB - 1.2 - Types of Organizations

This allows students to practice their knowledge of:-

• Features of Private Limited Companies
• Features of Public Limited Companies
• Advantages and disadvantages of each type in the context of an organization

This case study is based on a fictional organization and contains a number of questions. The case study includes an answer scheme.