Coursework 2 In this coursework I will be discussing the statement below with reference to Smith et al’s (2008) with an analytic study of NHS Direct call centre‚ a telephone health helpline in England. ‘The development of advanced IT-based services depends not on technology itself‚ but on particular choices about work organization and the empowerment of front line staff’… Technology has advanced ever so much in the past 100 years in different aspects of life; communication is one of the biggest
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BUSN412 November 18‚ 2012 Fresh Direct‚ www.freshdirect.com‚ Retail Industry Background History Fresh Direct is an online grocer. They provide high quality fresh foods and household goods at unbeatable prices to the New York area. Their specialty is to delivery good quality items at affordable prices. Fresh Direct was stated in July 2001 by John Fedele and Jason Ackerman. While both men were CEO’s of the company at one time‚ the current CEO is Richard Braddock. Since he has been CEO the company
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Company: Fresh Direct Company website: www.freshdirect.com Industry: Food Background History Joseph Fedele the cofounder and former chief executive officer brought a wealth of experience to Fresh Direct the food chain in New York City. Fresh Direct offers an online shopping and delivery service to more than 300 people that live in the zip code areas of several counties like‚ Manhattan‚ Queens‚ Brooklyn‚ Nassau County‚ Riverdale‚ Westchester‚ select areas of Staten Island‚ New Jersey
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The organisation for which I am choosing to evaluate the usefulness of STEP analysis‚ will be the NHS. The application of STEP analysis within the HSCNI has a great deal of relevance for today’s NHS sector. This from of analysis is aimed at identifying the external environment in which the organisation operates in. It is beneficial as it helps define and rationalise important external issues for the organisation. This is crucial as the very nature of the organisation‚ is one which is under
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Service (NHS) The NHS stands for the National Health Service‚ which provides healthcare for all UK citizens based on their need for healthcare rather than their ability to pay for it. It is fully funded by full-time workers taxes. The aim of the health service is to ensure that anyone can receive the medical care they need‚ regardless of their age‚ circumstances or financial situation. Advantages * To meet the needs of everyone * To be free at the point of delivery * The NHS provides
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I am honored to be considered for membership in the National Honors Society (NHS). As I have become more acquainted with NHS‚ I have become more excited to be a part of this organization. I believe the NHS has a significant‚ positive impact on our communities and being apart of this is important to me. If I am privileged to be admitted to NHS‚ I believe that I will be able to make a notable contribution. The National Honors Society recognizes students who have great leadership skills‚ strong character
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is a financial analysis of the NH Hoteles hotel company from the viewpoint of financial analysts wishing to purchase shares in the hospitability-leisure business. Along with NH Hoteles‚ we chose two American hotel chains‚ Hilton and Marriott‚ and one European chain‚ Accor as industry alternatives Our conclusions follow: ·The global travel industry has bottomed out since the dreadful years of 2001 and 2002 and is improving. ·NH Hoteles financial rations do not show great
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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Churchill would lead the conservatives to success in the general election. However this was not the case‚ clement Attlee of the labour party introduced all the courses of action needed that were stated in the Beveridge report. This is how the birth of the NHS occurred. There was to be many benefits slowly introduced. Houses were rebuilt‚ children went to secondary education and Britain was generally happy that someone was taking control. Until 1906 there was not a great deal of help offered to workers and
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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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