Learning outcomes
• By the end of this session students should be
able to:
2 Recreation, – distinguish between private sector and public sector
leisure and organizations
tourism – understand the differences in finance, control,
structure and objectives of organizations
organizations
– understand ways in which capital can be raised
– analyse movements in share prices
– analyse the effects of different organizational
structures on organizational behaviour
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Public sector organizations Public sector organizations
• Local government organizations
– Sources of finance
– Ownership and control
– Aims and missions
• National government organizations
– Sources of finance
– Ownership and control
– Aims and missions
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The Beach at South Bank,
Brisbane
Private sector organizations
• Local
government run
• Free to use
(why?)
• Financed from?
• Would you find
a similar facility
in the UK?
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Eula’s Café, Englishman’s Beach,
Private sector organizations
Tobago
• Profit-making organizations • SME
– Unlimited liability • Capital?
– Limited liability • Aims?
– Sources of finance • Growth?
– Share prices and the stock market • Impact?
– Aims, missions, ownership and control • Sustain-
• Non-profit-making organizations ability?
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Virgin Blue BAA Heathrow
• Was
• Owned by government
Richard owned
Branson • Privatised by
• Floated in Mrs Thatcher
December • Now a public
2003 limited
company
• Differences?
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The National Trust Tourism Concern
• A not for profit • UK based
organisation pressure group
• Aims = heritage • Aims to
conservation promote
• Financed? responsible
tourism
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Review of key terms Review of key terms
• Public sector • Public corporation
– government-owned.
• Private sector – public sector commercial-style organization.
– non-government-owned. • Dividend
• Council member
– elected councillor.
– the distribution of profits to shareholders.
• Council officer • Limited liability
– paid official.
– liability limited to amount of investment.
• Private limited company
– company with restrictions governing transfer of shares. • Flotation
• Public limited company – floating a private limited company on the stock
– company whose shares are freely transferable and quoted on market, thus becoming a public limited company.
stock market.
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2 Recreation,
leisure and
tourism
organizations:
The End
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