P2; Define the size and scope of Mark and Spencer, Tesco and Red cross

BUSINESS AND BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
P1; Describe different type and purpose of organisation ...........................................................1
P2; Define the size and scope of Mark and Spencer, Tesco and Red cross ...............................2
P3; Explain the relationship of different functions of organizations and how they link to
achieve the organisational objectives..........................................................................................3
4. Various Macro Environmental Factors That Impact On The Business Operations And Its
Positive And Negative Impact....................................................................................................5
5. Internal And External Analysis Of Marks & Spencer To Identify Strength And Weakness
And Its Influence On Decision Making......................................................................................7
6. Interrelationship between strength and weakness with external macro factors......................8
CONCLUSIONS..............................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Business environment refers to all internal and external factors and forces that affect how
the company functions and its ability to maintain customer’s relationship. There are two type of
business environment, micro environment and macro environment. Present study shows the
different types, size and scope of organisations. Report discusses about the interrelationship of
the various functions within an organisation and their interlinking with company’s structure.
Assignment highlights the positive and negative influence of macro environmental factors on
business operations. Study also determines the internal strength and weakness of Marks and
Spencer and its interrelationship with external environment factor.
1 Describe different type and purpose of organisation
Give a brief introduction of task
Public sector organisation- Public sectors are those sectors which are owned and
operate by the government to provide the services for their people. Tesco is a public limited
company. This sector do not have a motive for generates profit. The sources of getting fund in
public sectors are public taxes, fees, collect financial transfer from the state governments or other
level of governments. This sources may vary from country to country they have different
methods for the collecting of funds. It is possible that public sector starts a venture with private
sector this partnership provide service to the people of the country. Example of public sectors-
police services, fire services, municipal corporation, post office, water supply, railways
etc(Javeed and Mukhopadhyay 2017).
Purpose of public sector- These sectors main purpose is to serve the public, but on the
other hand it also contribute on the nation's growth and development. Public sector develops the
economy of the nation from its different type of corporations, public sectors have purpose to be
self-dependent for this purpose they set their enterprises in transportation, communications,
energy, petrochemicals. Public sectors purpose is to provide the employment, development of
backward areas, collect the funds for production of defence etc.
Private sector organisation- Private sectors are that type of sectors which is run by the
individual and companies the main aim of the private sector is generated the profit from its
products and services. Mark and Spencer is working as a private limited company. These sectors
are mostly generated its profit from these areas Finance, information banking, mining,
constructions, transportation, education and its raises its money from the issuing of shares and
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debentures. There are many benefits for the workers who working with private sector like good
salary package, incentives. Interfere of the government in public sectors is less they can work
independently ion their organizations. Public sectors are growing very fast because they are
preferred quality of employees not the quantity(Hutchinson 2018 ).
Purpose of private sectors- the main objectives of the private sectors is to maximize the
profits for its owners and shareholders so desires of profit is more important than the serving of
people of country for the private sectors. Private companies have also an objective to choose
right organizational structure.
Voluntary sectors – Voluntary sectors are those type of sectors whose purpose is to
benefits and enrich society, profit is not their motive and there is no interfere of government.
Example of voluntary sectors are – charities, foundations, welfare organizations etc. Red Cross is
a voluntary sector.
Purpose of voluntary sectors- main purpose of voluntary sectors are to development of
the country and society. They provided the help of those people of group who are not able to do
help themselves or others.the main purpose of voluntary sector is to improve the lifestyle of
backwards area people.their purpose is to make social wealth rather than.
Legal structures of Marks & Spencer
Legal structure relate to the power of decision-making and owner of the business there are few
types of legal structures – sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
company and corporation etc. Marks and Spencer is a private limited company in this company
each shareholder has a limited liability for debts. Its very difficult for the shareholder to sell their
shares till they don't find a buyer within the company.
P2; Define the size and scope of Mark and Spencer, Tesco and Red cross
In first part our discussion was on the different types of organization and their purpose now we
will discuss of size and scope of Mark and Spencer, Tesco and Red Cross(Tesco plc.2018.).
Mark and Spencer size and scope - Mark and Spencer is founded in 1884 in Leeds,
United Kingdom by the Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer. It specialises in selling of clothing,
home products and food products. M&S currently has 979 stores across the U.K. And it’s over
600 stores only sell the food products. Till 2017 Mark and Spencer has more than 84000
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