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Name: Arlette Hartstra
Group: TOP1N
Date: 13.12.12
Table of Contents Introduction 3 Organization & Management 4 Legal Forms 4 History of the Thomas Cook Group 4 Structure of the organization 5 Management positions 5 Organization & Environment 6 Mission and vision 6 Influences of Stakeholders and environmental factors 6 Products and services offered by Thomas Cook Group 7 Conclusion 7 References List: 8
Introduction
In this report seven topics about Thomas Cook Group PLC. Will be discussed as displayed in the following:
Organization and management: * Legal form of the Thomas Cook Group * Important aspects about the history of the Thomas Cook Group * How is the organization structured? * What are the management positions in the organization?
Organization and environment: * Describe the mission and vision of the organization. * Describe the stakeholders and environmental factors influencing the organization. * What are the products and/or services the organization offers?
The Thomas Cook Group at this moment is one of the leading Leisure travel organizations in the world, counting £9.8 billion sales and 23.6 million customers, annually. It is operating in six geographic areas and in 22 countries.
To find answers on the seven topics, the homepage of Thomas Cook Group has been used and to understand the theory the book ‘Organization and Management’ by Marcus and van Dam (2007) has been studied.
Organization & Management
Legal Forms
The Thomas Cook Group (Plc.) is a public limited company and is registered in England and Wales (Thomas Cook Group plc., 2012).
PLC, limited by shares, means that the liability of the shareholders is limited to a certain amount, or they already paid on their share or that is still due on share and is partly paid. A public limited company needs to have a
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