EVS Medical tourism (MT) is defined as patient movement from highly developed nations to less developed areas of the world for medical care by bypassing services offered in their own communities. Medical tourism is different from the traditional model of international medical travel where patients generally journey from less developed nations to major medical centers in highly developed countries for medical treatment that is unavailable in their own communities.[1][2] While the general definition
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What used to be rare is now commonplace: traveling abroad to receive medical treatment‚ and to a developing country at that.So-called medical tourism is on the rise for everything from cardiac care to plastic surgery to hip and knee replacements. As a recent Harvard Business School case study describes‚ the globalization of health care also provides a fascinating angle on globalization generally and is of great interest to corporate strategists. "Apollo Hospitals—First-World Health Care at Emerging-Market
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of staff members of Sri Lanka tourism development authority‚ who have helped us to obtain information of past situations‚ present position and future estimation of tourism industry in Sri Lanka. Executive summary The purpose of this report is to develop comprehensive strategic plan to re-engineer tourism industry in Sri Lanka and to earn foreign exchange to the country. The development of the plan was carried out by considering thorough analysis of the industry by carrying out environmental
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IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON HOSPITALITY AND/OR TOURISM INDUSTRY Globalization refers to the increments in the relationships of the people‚ industries‚ culture and various activities of economy. The term Globalization refers to the economics and all the global distribution of the production of goods and service which ultimately reduces the barriers of international trade like export fees‚ import quotas and various other tariffs‚ Cowen (2003). The Globalization has contributed to the growth of economy
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Pest analysis: The following pest analysis has been created for three markets separately. Pest analysis stands for political‚ economic‚ socio-cultural and technological environment. Use of the pest analysis guides our company to work according to the changes taking place in these categories. Moreover good use of the analysis assist the company to avoid taking action that is condemned to failure from the outset‚ for reason beyond its control. The following is a pest analysis created for the
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PEST ANALYSIS The global apparel market is a consumer-driven industry. Also‚ globalization and new technologies have allowed consumers to have more access to fashion. As a result‚ consumers are changing‚ competition is fierce‚ and companies are evolving to meet these demands. The company was founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega in Spain. Trendy clothing brand Zara is known around the world for dressing men‚ women and children in a sexy retail environment that feels a lot more expensive and exclusive
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3. (a) training program Companies who work hard to meet the needs of their employees can cultivate a work atmosphere conducive to productivity. Being able to plan for the needs of employees by thinking ahead can help to improve the rate of skilled employees who chose to remain working for a company. Improving the employee retention rate can reduce the money companies spend on finding and training new employees. It is important to consider employees may want or need and what the company can reasonably
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PEST Analysis of Indian Market for the Apparel Industry 1. Political Factors: The proliferation of international trade and liberalization of the global trade regime has dawned in India with the implementation of several programs by the Government of India (termed as GOI from now onwards in the report) to help the textile and apparel industry adjust to the new trade environment. In 2000‚ the GOI unveiled its National Textile Policy (NTP) 2000‚ aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the textile
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What is PESTLE Analysis? Originally known as PEST Analysis‚ this is a macro environmental framework used to understand the impact of the external factors on the organization and is used as strategic analytical technique. PEST stands for "Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ and Technological” factors. Francis Aguilar is referred to as the originator of this tool. He talked about ETPS – Economic‚ Technological‚ Political‚ and Social– as the four important factors for Scanning the Business Environment
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Questionnaire on Medical Tourism Name:…………………………………………………………………………………… Contact-Number/Email:………………………………………………………………… Gender: - □ Male □ Female Age: - □14-20 □20-30 □30-40 □40-50 □Above 50 Profession: - □Business Man □Service Holder □Student □Others Your Monthly Income: - □15‚000-40‚000 □40‚000-60‚000 □60‚000 - 80‚000 □80‚000 – 1‚ 00‚000 □Above 1‚ 00‚000 Places of residence: - □ Urban Areas □ Rural Areas 1. In which country have you gone for medical treatment? □India
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