Perspective: The Lesson Is That Businesses Win When They Break Rules ; Pounds 300 for Three Days Work for Three People Doesn't Seem Like Much of a Reward - and That Was for the Winners! Dr David Stanley Assesses Week Eight of Bbc2's the Apprentice

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Let's face it: The Apprentice is unreality TV. We have reached the point where the overt need for entertainment conflicts with its claimed serious purpose. It works well as a game, but it will never provide case studies for Harvard Business School.

Last week's episode was ostensibly about the whole production chain from sourcing raw materials to selling a product. MG Rover has shown how hard it is to make a profit in manufacturing.

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Perspective: The Lesson Is That Businesses Win When They Break Rules ; Pounds 300 for Three Days Work for Three People Doesn't Seem Like Much of a Reward - and That Was for the Winners! Dr David Stanley Assesses Week Eight of Bbc2's the Apprentice

Whatever the product, the dominant cost is going to be labour. That is the reason why Jame...

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