External environment External Factors (environment) - It is the external forces that are beyond the control of the individual business A number of external factors can affect business (STEEPLE analysis) - economy - These are factors outside the business - political/government policy that may affect its - social decisions. - External factors that - technological may present opportunities - ecological or threats to - legal a business - ethics Economy – business need to observe the economic
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GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 3362 THE CAPITAL MARKETS ACT (Cap. 485A) GUIDELINES ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES BY PUBLIC LISTED COMPANIES IN KENYA IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by sections 11(3) (v) and 12 of the Capital Markets Act‚ the Capital Markets Authority issues the Guidelines set out in the Schedule hereto‚ for observance by public listed companies in Kenya‚ in order to enhance corporate governance practices by such companies. SCHEDULE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. Introduction
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Source Evaluation: Patient Informatics Introduction Frequently in healthcare valuable time‚ finances‚ and resources are spent due to the lack of communication and accessibility of patient information. This waste of resources comes in the form of unnecessary testing‚ because a similar test had been completed at another facility; and unnecessary questions that could have already been answered‚ such as allergies and confounding health issues. This reduction in efficacy is manifests in higher than
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Healthcare Market 2020 Brief Overview The Indian healthcare industry is expected to reach US$ 79 billion in 2012 and US$ 280 billion by 2020‚ on the back of increasing demand for specialised and quality healthcare facilities. Further‚ the hospital services market‚ which represents one of the most important segment of the Indian healthcare industry‚ is expected to be worth US$ 81.2 billion by 2015. Meanwhile‚ the Indian pharmaceutical market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate
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Chapter 2 Sources of Innovation SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTER In this chapter consideration is given to the role of creativity as the underlying process for the generation of novel and useful ideas. Individual creativity is considered to a function of intellectual abilities‚ knowledge‚ thinking styles‚ personality traits‚ intrinsic motivation and environment. Firm creativity is more than the sum of member creativity. Firm creativity is also a function of the organizational structure and the strategic
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RENDERING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE Rendering a text from a source onto a target language is a linguistic procedure that presupposes simultaneous operations of compressing the original text to the limits of its informational necessity and sufficiency and choosing the most effective linguistic means of the target language to convey the message of the original text. To render a newspaper article consider the following points: 1) Read the original text to define its problematic issue. 2)
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China Healthcare Healthcare in China: ‘Entering uncharted waters’ July 2012 2 Healthcare in China: ‘Entering uncharted waters’ Franck Le Deu‚ Rajesh Parekh‚ Fangning Zhang‚ and Gaobo Zhou China’s healthcare sector continues to develop at an astonishing rate. The nation’s healthcare spending is projected to grow from $357 billion in 2011 to $1 trillion in 2020. Across key categories‚ from pharmaceuticals to medical products and consumer health‚ China remains one of the world’s most
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Introduction to healthcare Healthcare in United States has been a topic of discussion for many generations. Improving the quality and quantity of life is why healthcare delivery has evolved from the traditional family doctor providing the majority of the care to a team of healthcare professionals across a continuum of care. In the past‚ health care was designed to focus on the major health problems like epidemics. In addition‚ technology to handle the predominant health problems was virtually nonexistent
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Management Effective in Healthcare Organizations The present environments for healthcare organizations contain many forces demanding unprecedented levels of change. These forces include changing demographics‚ increased customer outlook‚ increased competition‚ and strengthen governmental pressure. Meeting these challenges will require healthcare organizations to go through fundamental changes and to continuously inquire about new behavior to produce future value. Healthcare is an information-intensive
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population……………………………………………………...2 Mortality‚ Infant mortality data‚ causes of death………………………………………………...3 Related information (such as on quality of life); analysis………………………………………..3 Availability of Health Services…………………………………………………………………...4 Basic organization/general description of services institutions‚ providers of care………………..4 Issues related to access…………………………………………………………………………….4 Expenditures……………………………………………………………………………………5-6 How are health services paid for; any roles for the government
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