consumers‚ providing convenience items in addition to service (Azimont & Araujo‚ 2009). In attending to these changing needs a range of marketing tools known as the marketing mix must be utilised appropriately to guide businesses into a profitable organisation. These elements are often referred to as the four P’s; product‚ price‚ promotion and place and all work together to satisfy customer needs (Solomon‚ Hughes‚ Chitty‚ Fripp‚ Marshall & Stuart‚ 2011). In regards to petrol stations the product
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here are a variety of different policies and procedures for safe working. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act‚ it is the responsibility of everyone in the school to ensure that safety is maintained and in particular that vulnerable children are safeguarded. Standards for safety are also set by the government department in each country responsible for education and are monitored by the body responsible for school inspections‚ for example‚ Ofsted in England and HMIE (Her Majestyâ€TMs Inspectorate
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“With reference to organisations or industries that you know‚ to what extent do you think that recent changes in the UK economy will have inevitably damaged the long term profits of businesses that operate in this country” 40 Marks The UK economy has been a bane to at least every business that has ever set foot into trading and manufacturing in the UK‚ However recent changes such as the recession and low consumer confidence has made it ever so hard to recover ultimately damaging the long term profits
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THE CHARACTERISTICS AND NATURE OF ORGANISATIONS LEARNING OBJECTIVES: on completion of this topic you will have: Developed understanding of the nature and characteristics of organisations Identified generic organisational features An understanding of the different types of organisations An understanding of the role of the organisation as a ‘goals-led‚ open system’ An appreciation of environmental impacts on organisations Developed understanding of the process of organising Be able to
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M1 - Explain why human resources planning is important to an organisation. Human Resource management can be defined as a management of organisation workforce. It is responsible for recruitment and selection‚ induction and training‚ promotion and transfers‚ human resources and manpower planning‚ rewards and conditions of employment and appraisals and termination of employment. HRM is also a strategic and comprehensive approach to managing people and the workplace culture and environment. Effective
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Eymp5 Promote children’s speech language and communication Speech‚ language and communication are closely tied to other aspects of development. You should know what is meant for each term. Communication Communication is about how you send out signals to people‚ communication can be seen as a umbrella term as it’s all about the way you use language and speech as your facial expressions‚ body language and your gestures. Language Language is specific‚ it is a set of symbols its either spoken
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The World Trade Organisation was officially started on the 1st of January‚ 1995. It replaced the General Agreement for Tariffs and Trade (GATT) as the world’s principal authority overseeing international trade. The WTO currently consists of 153 member nations‚ which represent over 97% of the world’s population‚ and is based in Geneva‚ Switzerland. The process of becoming a WTO member is different for every nation applying. The terms of accession are dependent upon the country’s phase of economic
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BRIEF SUMMARY ON SUPPORT ORGANISATION CARBON TRUST: The Carbon Trust is a Non profit company whose mission is to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy. They provide specialist support to help business and the public sector cut carbon emissions‚ save energy and commercialise low carbon technologies. The company aims to cut carbon by providing business and the public sector with expert advice‚ finance and accreditation and by motivating demand for low carbon products and services. They also
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to their needs. I stay aware of how I communicate with any individual and make sure each person has the correct method to feed information back to myself whilst staying proactive at all times‚ i.e. sourcing information for my own knowledge. When dealing with service users I ensure I remain a part of the team and that each person sees me on a regular basis and know the correct methods to contact or communicate with myself whether I’m on the ground at work or working away from the units. Part of this
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The Internal Organisation of Business Marks and Spencers Marks and Spencers is the first business I am going to write about in terms or organisational structure and strategic plans. Marks and Spencer is one of the best known high street retailers in the UK. It has over 450 stores and employs over 65‚000 people. It also operates overseas. An organisational structure is the way the business is run‚ the way the workers are arranged in the business. They are in a hierarchy that is structured in layers
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