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Project Report on Wazir Ali Industries
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INTRODUCTION OF WAZIR ALI INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Wazir Ali Industries Limited was established in 1950s by the leading business family of Pakistan i.e. Ali Group. They established the two other companies in the same decade, which were engaged in the manufacturing of soap and blades. The other two organizations were Zulfeqar Industries Limited which is producing the famous brand of soap i.e. Capri while the other company was Treet which is also producing the famous brand of blades i.e. Treet and also manufactures the razors. The performance of the group of companies was very sharp and as we know that later on the group also entered in the industry of packed milk and the milk powder by forming Milk Pak Limited Pakistan.
But unfortunately this could not continue because of the governmental policies which eventually in 1972 started to nationalize the key industries of Pakistan. Along with the other examples, this group also to face the situation when its companies were nationalized. So, in 1972, Wazir Ali Industries, Zulfeqar Industries and the Treet Corporation was nationalized by the Government of Pakistan. In this era almost al the key performers in the industries of Pakistan were nationalized and thus under the control of Government the performance of the companies were affected. But then late in 1990s when the privatization start in the country these nationalized units were denationalized or in other words these were privatized. So, in December 1992, Wazir Ali Industries Limited was privatized.
The company is now listed at Karachi Stock Exchange and the market price of its share in last week was Rs. 15 / share. The principal activity of the company is manufacturing and marketing of vanaspati ghee and cooking oil. During the financial year 1999-2000, which ended on30th June, the company generated net sales in the sum of Rs. 1.018 billion.
In 2000 the company had entered in a joint venture agreement with Savola Edible Oil Company (SEO) registered in Saudi Arabia. According to this agreement:
1.    Savola Edible Oil Company purchased 12.2% (almost 634,095) shares of Wazir Ali Industries Limited.
2.    Savola Edible Oil Company had further option to acquire on or before 15 October 2000, such number of additional shares of Wazir Ali Industries Limited as becomes necessary to increase Savola’s total holding from 12.2% to 40% of the company’s total issued capital as at the date of the exercise of such option.
In the shareholders’ profile the other shareholders are other institutional shareholders and individual shareholders. The individual investment comprised 3,334 shareholders out of the total 3,376 shareholders of Wazir Ali Industries Limited. The aggregate holding of these investors works out to 39.26% of the total 5.197 million shares of Rs. 10 each share. Among the individual investors the largest category comprised 11 local joint stock companies. Their aggregate holding was 26.23% of the company’s stock. This was followed by 13 financial institutions’ holding 15.57% stock of the company’s stock. The foreign company’s holding (Savola Edible Oil Company) has already been mentioned.
COPMANY INFORMATION
Chairman
Syed Wajid ALi
Chief Executive & Managing Director
Syed Asad Ali
Directors
Syed Yawar Ali
Syed Tariq Ali 
Mr. Shamshad Ahmed
Mr. Behram Hassan
Mr. Mushtaq H. Khwaja
Company Secretary
Abdul Jabbar Ghauri

VISION
The vision of Wazir Ali Industries Limited is not shared one as the most common and favorable practice for the organization is to have a shared vision. But even the top management i.e. Human Resource Consultant (Manager) does not know the vision of the organization and he also could not found it from the written materials of the organization. So we are going to present to implied vision and mission of Wazir Ali Industries Limited. But this implied mission also contains the points which Mr. Mohammad Zahid (Business Manager) of Zulfeqar Industries Limited and Miss Saba (manager Trainee) at Wazir Ali Industries Limited told us about the vision of Wazir Ali Industries Limited in an informal meeting during the visit.
So the implied vision of Wazir Ali Industries Limited is:
“To have a largest market share in this sector as the organization will be focusing on the single product line and have high standards of the quality. This will be an edge over the competitors who are having multiple product lines”.
As this is the implied mission of Wazir Ali Industries Limited, it will be better to explain it in details. Mr. Zahid who is also a senior employee of Zulfeqar Industries Limited and the office of their organization is on the same building and same floor while Miss Saba is a fresh graduate in Business Administration from Hamdard University and currently is serving as Manager Trainee in Wazir Ali Industries Limited. In an informal meeting with them, they told about the vision that first of all we want to have a largest market share in this specific sector. How because we are from the beginning manufacturing a single product line in which two major varieties are like ghee and cooking oil. So we have managed the quality very well as our brand name is very established in all over the Pakistan. Then our major competitors are Lever Brothers, Habib Oil Mills (main competitors), while Lever Brothers are managing a multiple line of businesses and then further multiple product lines. So the may not be much concentrated on their each and every product lines. So this will help them in future. Then comes the Habib Oil Mills, so Wazir Ali Industries Limited has ability to compete with them.
Criticism On The Vision
As they are looking to be the market leader and to capture the larger market than any of their competitors, but they are ignoring two things that first of all their major competitor Lever Brothers have an edge over them that is of more professional management of them which is managing much complexed product lines and number of business. Because the over all image of their competitors is very strong as compared to them. Then the other thing which Lever Brothers have over them is the support from Unilver of UK. While the third point is of the quality of the products of Lever Brothers. As they are maintaining the better quality then of them for example, Ultra Refined and VTF Dalda and Planta.
Then in other point of view the vision is not shared with the employees which is more necessary one for the organization in prospect to give the employees the clear picture of their work that for what they are doing all this. And the vision should be revised as they are not successful to achieve the vision in the long run (i.e. in almost 10 years).
Mission Statement Of Wazir Ali Industries Limited
 As we have discussed earlier that the vision and mission of Wazir Ali Industries Limited is implied one so first of all we will define the implied  mission and then explain it according to the point of view of the organization and in final stage we will give criticism over it.  So, the implied mission statement of Wazir Ali Industries Limited is:
“To always offer the finest possible products to consumers from every walk of life”.
As according to the respondents of the organization that they have always maintained the high quality of the products they are producing and the mission of the organization is also same. So, that’s why the image of the brand of ours (Tullo) is very good among the consumers.
Criticism On The Mission
They are providing the good quality to the customers but still there are areas where the organization can more refine its product in context to the quality thus more conformation to their mission statement. The area of improvement is of the use of new technology as the organization is using the same old technology which the ordinary ghee mills are using. So they can for the more advanced technology for further improvement in their quality. For example the quality standards by Lever Brothers as mentioned earlier that they are having their brands with labels of VTF (Virtual Transfat Free) and Ultraa Refined Cooking Oils and Vanaspati Brands.

Change Implementation.
The changes brought in Medicare are gradual and evolutionary charges. The CEO feels that there is no need to bring abrupt changes e.g. if new equipment is introduced in hospital it will be an incremental change as the change in medical technology is normally not a big change and new machinery introduced is compatible with old one. In order to reduce the resistance of employees to work on new machinery, Dr. Mehdi himself trains the employees to work on new machinery. In order to facilitate change, they believe in CME i.e. continuous medical education. E. g. Experts are called for refresher courses of employees. But as far as longer period training is concerned, employees resist to go on training for longer period as they have to sign a bound. They resist it as salaries in Medicare are quite low and as they want to leave the hospital as soon as they get good jobs somewhere else.

Current Strategy.
Medicare’s focus is on providing quality medical care to its patients in a caring manner by an outstanding team of health care professionals.
1.    Medicare is differentia ling itself from its competitors on the basis of quick response (e.g. whenever a patient enters the hospital, he is immediately attended by doctors), better health care management and caring attitude towards patients.
2.    Medicare’s current strategy is to go for expansion and to pro vide wider medical coverage. So it is expanding its building to add new rooms. More important is that it is adding new medical services so that any patient can be fully investigated and treated undue one roof e.g. few months back a dial sis unit is established in Medicare. They also have started providing “ Skin Care” service from last three months and now they are going to establish a Heart Surgery department for which feasibility is completed.
3.    As far as implementation of change is concerned, Medicare goes for incremental changes but not for radical changes.


SWOT ANALYSIS.
Strengths
1.    One strength of Medicare is their modern technology and machinery that is not available in other Hospitals. Medicare has centralized oxygen system and ventilator that is not available in other private hospitals in Multan. Similarly its ICU is best among the private hospitals. This is mainly because the head of ICU in Nishtar and Medicare is same i.e. Dr. Mehdi, so he cares very much that Medicare’s ICU is in good condition with modern equipment. Other modern equipment of Medicare includes dialsis unit, Cardiac monitor, incubator for babies, equipment for laproscofic surgery   etc. Similarly Medicare is for the first time starting open heart surgery unit in Multan.
2.    Apart from medical treatment provided by Medicare, its ancillary services are also a source of strength. These services are better than other hospital and Medicare has special beds for patients, which are imported from Sweden and each bed has cost Rs. one  lac Similarly there is phone provided in patients room so that they can call at national or international level. A medical store with good medicines (i.e. no counterfeit medicine), cafeteria, gift shop and mosque etc is there.
3.    Medicare’s consultants have excellent medical expertise. It s consultants are foreign qualified and have good history of work. Most of them have experience of working in different countries, so they are more aware of high quality health care practices and have breeder vision. Medicare is the only private hospital having anesthetist.
4.    The major strength of Medicare and advantage over competitors is “Quick response”. Whenever an emergency comes in Medicare it is handled with out any delay. There is emergency room on each floor.
5.    Similarly Medicare has got competitive advantage on the basis of “differentiation” It has get differentiation from its competitors by having a culture promoting caring people for rights, feelings and individual needs of patients and their attendants. On each floor of Medicare there is one doctor, two nurses, one ward boy and one sweeper to take care of patients. Arrangements for convenience of attendants of patients are also made e.g. there is also arrangement of bed in patient’s room for his attendant. Most of the people come to Medicare because of its ability of providing better patient care. Medicare currently employs 103 people and it seems overstaffed being a 60 bed hospital, but this more staff is maintained to provide good care to patients.
6.    Though Medicare is newly established as compared to other hospitals like Fatima Medical Centre and Sial Medical Centre but due to its competencies it has build a very good image. Recently a study was conducted buy Civil Aviation Authority to see that if some air accident happens then in what hospitals patients could be admitted in emergency. Medicare is the only private hospital selected for this purpose among all other private hospitals in Multan.
Weaknesses
1.    The changes of Medicare are quite high and because of high changes its market is limited to few people who can afford to get treatment from here while its competitors are not that much expensive e.g. In Fatima Medical Centre, which is main competitor of Medicare, the charges of deluxe room are Rs. 1100/- and that of VIP room are Rs.1500/- and Rs.1800/- for VVIP room. While in Medicare charges of deluxe room are Rs.1500/- and for VIP room these are above Rs.2000/-
2.    It is only a 60 bed hospital and serving a low percentage of overall population. But with the passage of time people are becoming more health conscious. There exists a big market but due to low capacity Medicare is not able to serve a bigger portion  of this market. Similarly due to high charges it is not able to serve common man.
3.    Medicare is offering low pay to its medical staff i.e. MBBS doctors and nurses etc. It even gives salary of Rs.3000/- or Rs.4000/- to MBBS doctors. While in Fatima Medical Centre, medical officers are paid Rs.6500/-. So it is a discouraging factor for its employees and it can not sustain its employees for a longer period. These employees can be a source of strength for Medicare if it can retain its employees.
4.    Most of the decisions are made by the directors in Medicare and participation from employees is low there though employees can give suggestions to their immediate heads but these suggestions may not be implemented depending upon directors, decision. So this lack of participation is also resulting in low satisfaction level in employees. Though  Medicare gives award of “ Best employee” of the year on best performance but this is not sufficient to increase motivation level in employees.
5.    Medicare believes in “ Continuous Medical Education” and Dr. Mehdi himself trains the employees on new equipment, similarly different refresher courses are arranged for employees. But no long term training program for doctors and nurses is there in Medicare.
Opportunities
There is mismatch between number of patients and hospitals in this region. Similarly the people are becoming more health conscious and go to doctors for their health problems. The population growth is also high. So the market is expanding.
A number of health care services are not offered in Multan and people have to go for it to big cities. So Medicare can offer these medical services in Multan e.g. oncology department, open heart surgery, etc.
Medicare has developed a good image. It can open new branches in different areas of Southern Punjab and its good image will be very helpful in this regard. There is potential for new branches in these areas as very few hospitals are there and a number of people have to come to Multan for getting medical treatment.
Threats
1.    New hospitals are being established in Multan e.g. Kaswar Hospital, Medisurge, etc. So these hospitals will give tough competition. Similarly Medicare is providing better health care as compared to other hospitals but this level of quality is not like that of Shifa International Hospital, Agha Khan Hospital, etc. So if a new competitor comes with better services, Medicare will loose its share.
2.    Purchasing power of the people is decreasing. On the other hand Medicare’s current strategy is to expand e.g. it is adding new rooms and new medical services. Due to decreasing purchasing power of people Medicare may not be able to attract a big proportion of market.
Other sources of threats can be as follow:
Government
If heavy taxes are imposed by govt. on private hospitals then it will be a threat. Or if govt. fixes the amount doctors and hospitals can charge from patient, it will hurt Medicare as they are charging amounts.
If employment opportunities for doctors and medical staff arise with better salaries, it will be difficult for them to retain their workforce. It is very important to have low employee turnover as employees can be a source of strength because of their experience. Similarly high employee turnover increases the costs.
Technology can also be a source of threat. If there is a big change in medical technology, it will be a threat as existing equipment will obsolete. Similarly employees would require more training on new equipment and technology.


PEST Analysis
Political Factors
1.    No govt. policy is supporting private hospitals.
2.    For opening a private hospital, we have to deal with different organizations so it is a difficult process.
3.    Taxes on revenues of hospitals and duties on importing machinery.
Economic Factors
1.    Though a number of people cannot afford the services of Medicare but as it is a 60 bed hospital (i.e. not a big hospital) and focusing only a small portion of Southern Punjab population so it can find sufficient number of patients who visit the hospital.
2.    But due to inflation the cost of hospital is increasing and affordability (purchasing power) of people is also being affected.
3.    The hospital has achieved 70-80% of the vision of founder. They are going stepwise towards improvement and high level of technology. They can achieve the level of better health services if they were having more number of investors and more investments. So few number of investors is a limiting factor for them.
4.    Most of the time they are acquiring their machinery through leasing but due o higher interest rates, they have to bear higher cost (but this is the problem every hospital in Pakistan).

Socio Cultural Factors
1.    Most of their target market is upper class who can afford their cost. In Southern Region Medicare has sufficient number of such people so they do not face problem of under utilization of their capacity.
2.    People are now becoming more conscious about their health and now they go to doctors then doing self-medication. So there is growth in this sector.
3.    Today people are more conscious about quality health care facilities. They are more educated and do not compromise when it is a matter of health. So now they prefer to go for good hospitals even if they have to pay high charges. So demand for Medicare facilities is increasing.
Technology
1.    In Pakistan there is not as such spending on medical research. But for Medicare this is not a big problem as its CEO has work in UK, Germany, Holland, Middle East, Sweden, etc so in his foreign trips he keeps an eye on the new technology.

Critical Success Factors
2.    Their modern machinery e.g. centralized oxygen system, Ventilator is only in Medicare and in Nishtar, their ICU is very good as it has same incharge as in Nishtar. It is the only hospital having Anesthesia Specialist.
3.    Its consultants who are foreign qualified have worked in foreign companies so have broader vision, good work history these consultants have.
4.    Good patient care, they have 103 people working in 60 bed hospital though it seems overstaffing but they have more workforce to provide better patient care, whenever a patient enters hospital he is immediately given treatment.
5.    Similarly good medicines, gift shop, they also care for the attendants of patients so beds for attendants are also there in the rooms.


Industry Analysis
1.    There are 118 hospitals in Multan. Names of some hospitals under govt. are Nishtar Hospital and Civil Hospital. Govt. hospitals are better in terms of technology i.e. they have modern equipment as they get funds from govt. e.g. there is Radiology department in Nishtar which is not in other hospitals. But these hospitals lack caring attitude towards patients and better health management as the employees working here work in relaxed environment and do not have fear of being laid down.
2.    In private sector major competitors of Medicare are Fatima Medical Centre and Sial Medical Centre. In terms of technology there are certain equipments available in Medicare but not in Fatima or Sial Medical Centre or vice versa e.g. Medicare has Ventilator and centralized Oxygen System but this is not present in any other hospital in Multan. On the other hand Sial Medical Centre has C.T. Scan which is not present in Medicare. But founder of Medicare has the view that they first want to go for life saving and then they will go for sophistication e.g. C.T. Scan.
3.    The major thing that is differentiating Medicare from other hospitals is its caring attitude towards patients. Patients are given proper care, timely treatment and high quality health care management is there e.g. it is made sure that no counter fiet medicines are available on drug store, rooms are clean, emergencies are immediately handling etc.
4.    Health care industry is ranked high in terms of its attractiveness as currently there is mismatch between number of patients and hospitals, there is growth in population and people are willing to pay even higher charges for health care.


Industry Attractiveness



Business
Position
 

Medium

 
Invest
Selective Growth
Up Or Out

Low

 
Selective Growth
Up or Out
Harvest
Up or Out
Harvest
Divest

Medicare position in above matrix is in the upper right quadrant. Thus is because there is rapid market growth in health care sector. Similarly business position of Medicare is also high as it has strong competitive position. So the strategy for Medicare is to invest. It should concentrate on single business i.e. health care, as there is potential in it and can go for expansion in health care services.


Value Chain Analysis
Value chain analysis of Medicare is as follow.
Secondary Activities
Firm Infrastructure:
In secondary activities first is firm’s infrastructure. Medicare is highly centralized organization where all the decisions are made by its directors. Medicare has “functional structure” but her4e departments on the basis of functions are not very much developed and there are not clear boundaries between the departments which help in better communication and co-ordination between the departments. As the chief executive in Medicare has got more authority so he plays important role in implementing strategies. He believes in strict control over employees and makes them work according to the rules through strict control.
Human Resource Management:
Medicare believes in “Continuous Medical Education” and for this it arranges different refresher short courses for its employees. But it lacks long term training for its employees. Medicare also do not have sufficient incentives to motivate the employees. Though there is “Best employees of the year” award announced every year on good performance of an employee but it is not sufficient to increase motivation level in employees. Similarly low salaries and lack of participation is also causing dissatisfaction in employees.

Technology Development:
Medicare believes that proper equipment is very important to provide good health care. That is why Medicare is continuously buying modern technology for its hospitals. For example Medicare has recently bought Dialsis Machine. Similarly it has Incubators, Ventilators and Centralized Oxygen System which is not present in other hospitals of Multan. Despite these efforts Medicare is not fully successful in introducing modern technology and this is because of lack of funds. For example, Medicare does not have C.T. Scan which is quite sophisticated equipment. The strategy of Medicare is first to go for life saving then sophistication. So first they are going for equipment for life saving than sophisticated equipment.
Procurement:
The equipment of Medicare is purchased from foreign countries. While there are local suppliers for surgical instruments, bed linen, etc. so it is made sure that best surgical instruments and other supplies are provided by suppliers. As far as medicines are concerned, there is a drug store in Medicare which is given on contract to 3rd party but Medicare’s management makes it sure that there is no counterfeit medicine there.
As Medicare’s main product is health care service, so its most important supplier is its medical experts who treat the patients and also the nurses, ward boys, etc. to serve the patients. Medicare has the advantage that its consultants are foreign qualified and have good work history.

Primary Activities
Inbound Logistics, Operations, Outbound Logistics:
As Medicare is dealing in health care services so we can not separate inbound logistics, operations and outbound logistics for its services as a single person i.e. a specialist along with his team of doctors and nurses perform these functions. Apart from these services, preventive medicine is also very important for health care, so they make it sure that no counterfeit medicine is available in their drug store.
Operations of Medicare are the strongest activity that gives it competitive advantage and differentiates Medicare from other hospitals. Operations of Medicare are its strong activity because its highly qualified and experienced consultants e.g. its experienced Gynecologists. Similarly modern equipment and good nursing makes Medicare’s operations its core competence.
Marketing
Medicare is not very active in marketing and as such no promotional activity is carried out by Medicare. Currently the image of Medicare and its competency in its ability to provide high quality health care is attracting patients. But as it is now going for expansion, so Medicare must focus on marketing activities. Though there is a public relationing department in Medicare to get feed back from patients, but its not sufficient as it is focusing only on those who visit the hospital. Medicare must also focus and attract those people who have never visited Medicare and they are potential market for Medicare.
Services
Along with core medical services, the auxiliary services provided by Medicare are contributing towards its success. Medicare takes care of patients comfort. One example for it is that Medicare has imported special beds for patients costing Rs. 100,000 each from Sweden. Similarly it has one doctor, two nurses, one ward boy and one sweeper every time on each floor to take care of patients. There is a gift shop in hospital. Similarly there is arrangement for care of patient’s attendant. So a bed is also there in patient’s room for his attendant. Whenever a patient is admitted in hospital, public relationing officer goes to him to ask if the patient has any problem and then this problem is eradicated.

Problem Statement
We have identified three problems in Medicare.
a.    Satisfaction level in employees is quite low and their turnover is high. This low satisfaction is due to the low salary paid to them e.g. Medicare pays even Rs. 3,000 or 4,000 to its doctors which is quite low. Similarly employees are not given participation in decision making which also causes dissatisfaction. Most of the decisions are made by Dr. Mehdi Hassan Mumtaz and if there is some major decision, it is made by directors jointly.
b.    The second problem with Medicare is that it is quite expensive hospital e.g. charges of Deluxe Room in Medicare are Rs. 1,500 and more than Rs. 2,000 for VIP room. While in Fatima Medical Centre Rs. 1,100 is charged for Deluxe Room and Rs. 1,500 for VIP Room. Similarly their consultants charge high fee for their hospital but people go there because health is very important thing and Medicare has certain competencies in its health care services e.g. painless delivery, ICU etc.
c.    Third problem is unethical practices in Medicare. The doctors working in Medicare are also employed by govt. so they give time to Medicare by not fulfilling their responsibilities in govt. hospitals. Similarly it is quite unethical to charge high fee for their expertise. Dr. Mehdi who is the founder of Medicare is also employed in Nishtar Hospital and being a govt. employee he is not allowed to own private hospital. So the Medicare Hospital is in his wife’s name and she is chief executive of Medicare but only in papers. In actually Dr. Mehdi who runs Medicare, sits in chief executive office and makes the decision. So this is quite unethical that he is running a private hospital despite govt. restrictions.


Recommendations
1.    As satisfaction level in Medicare’s employees is quite low and it results in high employee turnover, so their satisfaction level must be improved. For this their salaries must be raised. Similarly they should be allowed to participate in decision making. This will not only increase their satisfaction level but also result in some good ideas by employees to improve the hospital. With satisfied employees, turnover of employees will decrease and Medicare will benefit from the experienced employees. Otherwise it is a great cost to loose experienced employees and consume resources on hiring and training new employees.
2.    Medicare must reduce its changes as new competitors are entering in the market and will be a great threat for Medicare e.g. Kaswar Hospital and Institute of Cardiology. Due to intense competition it would be difficult for Medicare to charge high amounts from patients. So it must decrease its charges and lowering their unethically high profit margins can also do this. This will also help to further improve Medicare’s image.
3.    Medicare is currently offering few medical services. So it must add new medical services to serve the people of Southern Punjab as these people have to go to by cities for getting such medical services. The new services will help Medicare to exploit the potential in the market. Those new services can be for example Oncology department, Radiology department, Psychiatry department, Plastic Surgery, etc. Similarly with increased competition and inflation, Medicare’s margin will decrease. So they must increase their capacity from a 60 bed hospital. This will not only help them serve a bigger proportion of population but also help them earn efficient revenues.


Recommended Marketing Strategy and Action Plan
As far as marketing strategy is concerned, Medicare is currently changing quite high prices and their market is mainly the upper class who can afford it. But a number of people from lower middle and lower class also get treatment from Medicare as their health consciousness is increasing and they are ready to pay higher charges for better medical care. For further when there will be intense competition, we recommend that Medicare should lower its charges. As currently Medicare is going for expansion, these low charges will help to attract sufficient number of patients to make its capacity maximally utilized.
Similarly in terms of product, it must go for product development. As Medicare’s product is its medical services, so new services can be added e.g. Oncology Department, Plastic Surgery, etc. and it will help Medicare to exploit the potential in growing market. Medicare should also keep on introducing modern equipment in its hospital as it will give them a competitive edge.
In terms of promotion, Medicare is lacking promotional activities. Though now Medicare is having good image but in future when it will go for expansion and competition will be high, it will be required to have intensive promotional activities. Being a hospital Medicare can not directly advertise itself (as its govt. regulations) but it can advertise about eth doctors and specialists who practice in Medicare. Similarly it can go for publicity by arranging symposiums on health care and walks to increase health consciousness like it is arranged by Shifa International Hospital for their publicity. Such activities will promote the name of Medicare.
As far as Medicare’s employees are concerned, it must offer them salaries competitive to other hospitals. Similarly they must also be encouraged to give suggestions and participate in decision making as employees can make quite good contribution towards improvement of an organization by their suggestions. Medicare currently arranges for short term training of employees by arranging different refresher courses but its employees do not go for long term training as they are dissatisfied with the hospital and will leave it as soon as they get high salaries job somewhere else. But training is very important especially in the field of health care. So Medicare must increase salary of its employees so that they are satisfied and ready to go on long-term training. Similarly it should motivate them to go on training by giving more incentives and high salaries to employees who have completed their training.
Medicare’s strategy should be to concentrate on single business i.e. health care as the health industry is quite attractive because of its growth and high profit margins, and Medicare also have strong competitive position. Owners should not diversify into unrelated businesses. They should concentrate on health care area and go for expansion in this area.