B201 Tma4

TMA 4 John Lewis Partnership

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|Page 3 |Introduction | |
|Page 3-8 |Six criteria analysis | |
|Page 8-10 |Peters & Waterman | |
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John Lewis Partnership

I have a great interest in the UK retail business sector. In this account I am going to write about John Louise Partnership (JLP), which is a market leader organization in the UK retail industry that has some unique advantages that would make JLP perhaps a good organization to work for.

Short background information about the company:

The business was founded in 1864 when John Lewis set up a draper's shop in Oxford Street, London, which later developed into a department store. The JLP is an employee-owned UK partnership, which operates department stores, Waitrose supermarkets and a number of other services. The company is owned by all its employees — known as Partners - who have a say in the running of the business and receive a share of annual profits, which is usually a significant addition to their salary. The six criteria used as a framework to analys the organization are motivation, Values &