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This book offers a thoroughly researched and accessibly written account of the John Lewis Partnership. It describes what the JLP is, how it works, and what other businesses can learn from it. The US/UK model of the firm, with its emphasis on shareholder value and its openness to the market in the buying and selling of businesses, is prone to a number of problematic consequences for employees, suppliers, and sometimes share-holders. The JLP represents a contrast to this model - one that has implications beyond the small niche of mutually-owned firms. The JLP has lessons for organizations that are unlikely to move towards the Partnership's distinctive shared ownership. This book identifies the...
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Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 72 % - A, University of Sunderland, course: Managing Principles and Practice, language: English, abstract: In this essay John Lewis Partnership’s leadership is going to be examined. First, the company’s main events will be highlighted. Furthermore, theories of leadership and democratic structures will be analysed and then will be applied to the company’s profile.
The Working Well Report , which includes research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research and YouGov, shows that the estimated savings for UK businesses through reducing the cost of absenteeism and productivity by investing in early clinical interventions for musculoskeletal and mental health conditions could be £38.1 billion by 2025.