Public vs. Private Sector: A Business Environment Analysis of Firms

This report offers a comparative analysis of organizations in the public and private sectors, focusing on the National Health Service (NHS) as a public sector entity and Bourne Leisure as a private sector company. It highlights the distinctions between these two types of organizations, emphasizing differences in ownership, funding, objectives, and scope. The NHS, a non-profit organization funded through taxation, aims to provide healthcare services to the UK public, while Bourne Leisure, a profit-driven company, operates in the hospitality industry, focusing on maximizing profit and market share. The report details the size, scope, and funding models of both entities, providing a clear understanding of their respective roles and functions within the broader business environment. Desklib provides a platform to explore similar solved assignments and study resources.

Business and the
Business
Environment
Part 1(P1,P2 and M1)

Organisations
Public Sector Company- Public
sector refers to the
organization owned operated
by government and
organisation that are not
owned and operated by
government.
Private Sector Company– private
sector organization are not
owned by government. They
are owned and operated by
individual or a group.

National Health Services
 Is a public sector company,
providing health care
services to the people
England.
 It is the oldest as well as
largest single payer health
care system.
 Established in 1948.

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Size
 National Health Service is a
largest health care system in
the world.
 There are 1077268 total
members in staff which
includes 377191 nurses,
150,273 doctors, 155,960 as
other qualified and 37,078
managers.
Scope
 The total budget of
department is £110 billion
and out of which £13.8 billion
was spent on medicines.
 The 60% of budget is used in
staff payment, 20% for drugs
and 20% is under building
and medical equipment.

Bourne Leisure
 Bourne Leisure Holdings
Limited is a private company
and having 54 locations.
 The main purpose of Bourne
leisure is to earn profit and
having a high market share.

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Size
 Bourne leisure is a private
organization has around 54
locations.
 Bourne Leisure is having a
team of around 6000- 14,000
employees.
Scope
 Bourne leisure is a hospitality
industry with a mission to
provide a safe and secure
environment.
 Maintain and improve
attraction of their hotels and
resorts and provide a
memorizing holiday plan to
their customers.

Discriminating between the two types
National Health Services
 It is a non-profit
organization.
 Aim is to provide health care
services to the public of UK
and not profit motive
Bourne Leisure
 Profit earning organisation.
 Main purpose of Bourne leisure
is to earn profit and having a
high market share

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NHS
 The main source of funding of
NHS is through general
taxation system.
 NHS is assessing, maintaining
and improving the quality of
health care services to their
patients.
Bourne Leisure
 Runs on the funds and revenues
collected by consumer
expenditure.
 Bourne Leisure is a trading
company which operates
holiday parks, resorts and
hotels.

References
Books and Journals
• Rothaermel, F.T., 2015. Strategic management. McGraw-Hill.
• David, F. and David, F.R., 2016. Strategic Management: A Competitive
Advantage Approach, Concepts and Cases
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 About Us. 2016. [Online]. Available Through
:<http://www.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk/affiliate-hub/about-us.aspx> .
[Accessed on 3rd December, 2016].