STRATEGIC GROUP THEORY: REVIEW‚ EXAMINATION AND APPLICATION IN THE UK PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY by Graham Leask & David Parker Graham Leask‚ Aston Business School‚ Aston University‚ Birmingham B4 7ET‚ UK and David Parker‚ Cranfield School of Management‚ Cranfield University‚ Bedfordshire MK43 0AL‚ UK ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors would like to acknowledge the valuable assistance of IMS Health in the preparation of this manuscript‚ in particular the assistance of Alan Johnson‚ and the helpful
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How Democratic is the UK? Democracy is a very general term used to describe various political systems that are organised on the basis that the government should serve the interests of the people. It is expected in a democracy that citizens should influence decisions‚ make decisions themselves and that the government is accountable to the people. It is also expected that the freedoms of citizen’s are protected‚ minorities are protected‚ governmental power is controlled and dispersed more widely
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but the threat from terrorism continues to be high The UK adheres to a democratic‚ parliamentary system of governance known as the Westminster system. The structure of the administration ensures that there is an adequate separation of powers between the executive branch‚ led by the prime minister‚ the bicameral legislature and the judiciary‚ and that there is a system of checks and balances in place. As the governance indicators illustrate‚ the UK is one of the most successful nations in terms of the
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Legislation and Regulations Outline of legislation in relation to Unit and assessment criteria Children Act 1989 This Act allocates duties to ensure children are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted‚ with an emphasis on children being best looked after within their family. Schools have a greater duty of care‚ including ensuring there is no risk from the adult supervision within schools‚ one method to help ensure this is the data barring checks (DBS‚ formerly criminal records bureau‚ CRB). School
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External Analysis of the UK Biscuit Market 1.1 Definition *and Growth *of the* UK Biscuit* Market Figure A: {draw:frame} Source: Data Monitor (2008‚ (a)) Furthermore‚ Mintel (2009‚ (a)) states how sales within the industry grew by 12.4% between 2007 and 2009‚ with both sweet and non-sweet biscuits contributing to theses impressive figures. Indeed‚ they also point out that the UK biscuit market is worth around £2.1 billion‚ so there is continuing evidence to suggest that the industry is
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Banking Industry in UK 1.0 Introduction The UK Banking sector is the world’s third largest in terms of Return on capital & efficiency after USA and Japan. Around 3.5% of the total UK’s workforce is working in banking sector and it is providing services to 95% of the population. UK is considered as Investment Hub for Private Banking & Investment in the international Market. 2.0 Size and Importance of Banking Industry to National Economy The UK Banking sector is one of the largest sectors to the
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The UK political system The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy: government is voted into power by the people‚ to act in the interests of the people. Every adult has the right to vote - known as ’universal suffrage’. Alongside this system‚ the UK is also a constitutional monarchy. This is a situation where there is an established monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II)‚ who remains politically impartial and with limited powers. General election: In a general election the adult population
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Social Class in UK The term “social class” is in UK is a controversial issue‚David J Lee said “ The use of the concept class in sociology has come under attack ”‚ which having many definitions. And as the tile shows‚ there are even disagreements over its very existence. Before we get into the details‚ at least‚ let us look at one definition. “Social class “is a set of concepts in the social sciences and political theory centered on models of social stratification in which people are grouped
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When compared to other countries in the World‚ the UK is undoubtedly democratic because of the parliament which is a representative institution. This is a definitive guarantee that the voices of the people are heard throughout the government as the people’s wishes are properly represented. Due to public outcry‚ David Cameron’s proposal for military action to Syria was shut down in the houses of Commons. This illustrates the significance and power of parliament as it has direct control over all legislation
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How Democratic is the UK? (25) Democracy can be understood as a process of people governing their state and managing community affairs all together‚ based on consensus. The origins of democracy lie in Ancient Greece. The very term was constructed from two Greek words ‘demos’‚ which means ‘people’‚ and ‘cratos’‚ which means ‘power’. The UK is in many ways not democratic. Firstly‚ Britain‚ amongst many other countries‚ claims to be a democracy. This would suggest that UK citizens‚ have effective
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