My two chosen organisations will be Ford Motor Company and the NHS. The two organisations which i have chosen are very different in the way that they are run; their purpose and the ownership
Shahnawaz Mann
Task 1 (P1):
Investigate two contrasting types of organisations from different sectors of the economy.
Introduction
My two chosen organisations will be Ford Motor Company and the NHS. The two organisations which i have chosen are very different in the way that they are run; their purpose and the ownership of each of my chosen organisations also vary.
Background information
Ford Motor Company:
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation. It is currently the world’s fourth largest automaker, following Toyota, General Motors and Volkswagen; based on worldwide vehicle sales. Ford’s internal brand of vehicles include Volvo of Sweden; and Ford owns a one-third controlling interest in Mazda of Japan and even a small holding in former subsidiary Aston Martin of England. Ford’s previous subsidiaries include Jaguar and Land Rover, which were both sold to Tata Motors of India in March 2008. In 2007 Ford became the third ranked automaker in the U.S, falling from second position for the first time in 56 years. Globally, Ford fell to the fourth-ranked spot after Volkswagen; based on 2007 sales. In 2007 Ford produced more than 6.5 million automobiles and employed nearly 250,000 employees around 100 manufacturing plants and facilities worldwide.
NHS:
The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. The NHS provides healthcare to anyone normally resident in the United Kingdom with most services free at the point of use for the patient though there are charges associated with eye tests, dental care, prescriptions, and many aspects of personal care. The National Health Service provides the majority of healthcare in England, including primary care, in-patient care, long-term healthcare, ophthalmology and dentistry. The NHS provides the vast majority of healthcare in England; the National Health Service Act 1946 came into effect on 5th July 1948. Private healthcare has continued despite all the services provided by the NHS, paid for largely by private insurance, but it is used by less than 10% of the population, and generally as a top-up to the National Health Service. Recently the private sector has been increasingly used to increase NHS capacity despite a large proportion of the public opposing such involvement according to one survey by the BMA. The National Health Service is largely funded from general taxation (including a proportion from National Insurance payments). The UK government department responsible for the National Health Service is the Department of Health, headed by the Secretary of State for Health (health Secretary), who sits in the British Cabinet. Most of the expenditure of The Department of Health, £98.6 billion in 2008-9, is spent on the NHS.
