178 OXFAM BRIEFING PAPER 20 JANUARY 2014 Housing for the wealthier middle classes rises above the insecure housing of a slum community in Lucknow‚ India. Photo: Tom Pietrasik/Oxfam WORKING FOR THE FEW Political capture and economic inequality Economic inequality is rapidly increasing in the majority of countries. The wealth of the world is divided in two: almost half going to the richest one percent; the other half to the remaining 99 percent. The World Economic Forum has identified
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OXFAM Kenilworth (F2313) Diversity Plan According to the 2001 census Kenilworth has a population of just over 30‚000 people‚ of which forty nine per cent were male and fifty one per cent female. Ninety seven per cent of the population is white with no other ethnic group registering above 0.7%. Over three quarters of the residents class themselves Christian followed by “no religion”. Job prospects in the area are good with very low levels of unemployment and the town boasts one of the highest
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Thomas Dervish Business Environment Unit 1 M1 And D1 Assignment Brief: Add a further section to your article that provides an in depth explanation covering the points of view of the different stakeholders and provide a clear link between these points of view and the aims of the two organisations. For each stakeholder you have identified‚ explain how much influence they have on the aims and objectives of the two organisations. Assignment Brief: Evaluate the influence different stakeholders
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Functional areas in Tesco and Oxfam 1. Introduction In this report I am going to compare functional areas of two contrasting organisations Tesco and Oxfam. Tesco is aiming at achieving profit‚ investing and offerring services and products to customers.Oxfam is a non-profit organisation‚ helping people in crisis. Tesco is a British multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer‚ it has stores in 14 countries across Asia‚ Europe and North America and is the grocery market leader in UK‚ where
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Could I live forever? Scientists reveal that every day we live 6 hours is added to our lifespan. The importance of research and development of new medicines and medical technology has significantly shaped lives. Today’s remarkable advances in developmental biology and genetics have driven me to want to understand the future of our health in greater depth. We could be at the dawn of a new era in medical science with exceptional opportunities to alleviate human suffering on a grand scale. The more
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The businesses I have chosen are McDonalds and Oxfam. I am going to compare these aims and objectives by identifying the differences and similarities. Then see how they relate to their sector‚ the size of the business‚ the purpose of the business and its ownership. I am going to write a summary on a word document of what I have found. Firstly I will be talking about the aims and objectives of Oxfam. From my research I have found the aims of Oxfam which are: * To aid third world countries in
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businesses; Oxfam and Vodafone. I will be talking about their different aims and objectives‚ the main business activities and their Vision and Mission statements. I will explain the links between these and why a business should have aims and objectives and in the end I will develop SMART aims and objectives for Vodafone. Background of Businesses Oxfam The name Oxfam comes from the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief founded in Britain in 1942 and registered in accordance with UK law in 1943. Oxfam International
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be discussing two organisations‚ one of which is a profit making business‚ and the other being a non-profit making business. I will also compare and contrast the two organisations. The two companies I will be talking about is Tesco Plc and Oxfam. Tesco (founded in 1991) is a public limited company which deals in the sales of goods ranging from food to clothing and electronics. The company is well known globally holding their business 12 countries including places such as Korea and India. Tesco has
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3/4 4. Strategies for JD Sports 4/5 5. Background for Oxfam 5 6. Aims/Objectives for Oxfam 6 7. Strategies for Oxfam 6/7 M1 Explain the points of view from different stakeholders seeking to influence the strategic aims and objectives of your two contrasting organisation? 8. Oxfam stakeholders 8/9 9. JD Sports stakeholders
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Private sector – Apple: Apple wasn’t as well-known as they are today. In fact‚ before the I-phone‚ apple only ever produced a sort of mac laptop‚ which didn’t help them at all in the long run. However‚ as the company started to grow and develop‚ they learned they needed tome survival strategies to stay in the field with all the other big players. The main way to do this‚ was to have a little market development‚ which was around the time the I-phone was even considered. It was to be the first smart
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