Striving for market dominance in UK's private healthcare sector: A case of Cygnet Healthcare

Mlungisi Masilela*, Fenio Annansingh, Shaofeng Liu

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Abstract

The role of the private sector in the provision of publicly funded healthcare services is the subject of increasing debate and discussion at the heart of the British Government. This paper examines the competitive strategy and knowledge management policy within the context of a private healthcare organization operating in the UK and providing psychiatric care (Cygnet Healthcare). Data collection is done using interviews of key personnel within Cygnet Healthcare. The findings of this piece of work leads to the conclusion that for Cygnet Healthcare to succeed in its quest for market dominance, the organization would have to prioritize knowledge management to ensure that staff are trained and developed to a high standard so that they can understand their role in the business process.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2012 IEEE 28th International Conference on Data Engineering Workshops, ICDEW 2012
Pages60-67
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2012
Event2012 IEEE 28th International Conference on Data Engineering Workshops, ICDEW 2012 - Arlington, VA, United States
Duration: 1 Apr 20125 Apr 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2012 IEEE 28th International Conference on Data Engineering Workshops, ICDEW 2012

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE 28th International Conference on Data Engineering Workshops, ICDEW 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityArlington, VA
Period1/04/125/04/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software

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