P1 The two contrasting businesses that I chose are ‘Apple’ and ‘Action for Children’ Activities Apple Inc. Action for Children Can sell shares x Tax reductions x Limited liability x For profit x Fund by UK Tax system x Apple Inc. designs‚ manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices‚ personal computers and portable digital music players‚ and sells a variety of related software etc. the products include; iPhone‚ mac‚ iPod‚ Apple TV etc. the company
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The content of the recent Ombudsman’s report on care of the elderly in the NHS was‚ sadly‚ not a shock to me. All the scenarios described were similar to incidents I had witnessed or could easily imagine happening. But‚ contrary to what the report says‚ I do not believe that it is a universal problem with attitude towards the elderly‚ but that it is all‚ directly or indirectly‚ down to staffing. The situation on my own ward is one that is mirrored across the trust‚ and indeed across the country
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Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS White paper briefing‚ July 2010 The Secretary of State for Health‚ Andrew Lansley‚ has set out the government’s plans to reform the NHS in England. The plans‚ documented in a new white paper entitled ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’‚ state that more power will be given to patients and professionals in the design and delivery of health and social care. This briefing outlines a summary of the key reforms. Please note‚ some terms which require further
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Unit 3 P1 P1 – describe how marketing techniques are used to market products in two organisations. Overall concept: The main thing behind marketing in a business is finding the customer’s needs and produce the product/ services to satisfy their needs‚ this way the customer can choose what they would want included in their product/ service. A business that follows this rule is market-orientated. There is alternatives orientation for businesses‚ these are; The production concept: This is where
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P1-Describe the type of business‚ purpose and ownership of two contrasting businesses Range of different businesses There are different types of business‚ from local to global. Local businesses are those that set up in local towns. The businesses that start to expand across the country are considered to be national. When business starts to sell goods abroad it becomes international. Businesses that spread across the globe are called global businesses. The table below shows examples of each type
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ownership of two contrasting business In this task‚ I will be describing the type of business‚ purpose and ownership of Thorpe Park and Langley Park for girls. For each organisation‚ I will have to describe the range including local‚ national‚ international and global; public‚ private‚ not-for-profit and voluntary; primary‚ secondary and tertiary. Furthermore‚ I would describe the purpose which also includes product/service and the difference between profits or not for profit businesses. To finish
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Responsibility and care are aspects that influence my life that I could echo into the chapter of NHS. The most important lesson I have learned in my life is that responsibility is one of the major aspects to success. Being a older sister to three younger girls carries a lot of responsibility. Being a role model to not only them but other girls in my culture is one of my priorities. Being known as a role model means the most to me because it not only shows that you try your best at everything‚ but
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Merit 1 – Compare and Contrast two businesses For this assignment I am going to compare and contrast two selected businesses. I will concentrate on their ownership and their aims and objectives. My first business is Tesco the biggest retail company in Britain. My second business is McDonald’s one of the largest franchise fast food outlets in the world. The aim of McDonald’s is to serve good food in a friendly and fun environment and to provide good returns to their share holders. So the
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Describe how your two chosen businesses are organisational structures‚ local vs national; structure‚ store structure‚ functional areas and what they do. (p3). Functional areas in a business are basically like departments so that the business can run nicely‚ because if there were not functional areas in a business then the business would not be able to run properly and the business itself would not be able to succeed at achieving its aims and objectives. The functional areas in a business can actually
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P3 – Describe how two businesses are organised P4 – Explain how their style of organisation helps them to fulfil their purposes Unit 1 Business Environment Hierarchy Hierarchy The shape of a hierarchical organisational structure is the pyramid. A hierarchical organisation is a group of objects structured to be subordinate to a central idea or person. The person in charge sits at the top of the pyramid (paid most). Each job description (manager‚ deputy manager etc.) sits below the top in
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