Different types and purposes of organisation

Business and Business
Environment

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Different types and purposes of organisation.........................................................................1
P2 Size and scope of a range of different types of organisation..................................................2
P3 Organisational structure and relationship between different organisational functions..........3
PART 2............................................................................................................................................5
P4 Positive and negative impacts of macro environment factors on business operations...........5
P5 SWOT Analysis of TESCO Ltd. and Sainsbury’s..................................................................7
P6 Interrelation of strengths and weakness with external environment factors..........................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Business environment can be termed as the combination of external and internal factors
which affect the operations in a business organisation and influence the process of managerial
decision-making (Worthington and Britton, 2009). TESCO Ltd. is a retail grocery chain of
supermarkets which was founded by Jack Cohen in the year 1919 and the headquarters of the
company are located at Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom (Palmer, 2005). In the following
report, an attempt has been made to determine the range of different organisations with different
sizes, purposes and legal structures. The report also identifies the different organisational
structures and the relationship between different operational departments. The report also
evaluates the impact of internal and external factors on the decision-making of the organisation
and relates the internal strengths and weakness of the company with the external environment
influence.
PART 1
P1 Different types and purposes of organisation.
Public Organisations:
Public sector organisation are owned and controlled by government and these
organisations provide goods and services for the greater interest of the society (Luoma‐aho,
2008). For example, NHS is an health-care organisation which was founded in 1948 and has
been operating on funds generated from the taxation policy of government.
Purpose: Primary objective of public sector organisations it to satisfy the needs and
interest of the society and make efforts for the development of infrastructure in a country. NHS
aims at providing the best healthcare opportunities to every citizen of the country.
Legal Structure: Primarily, public sector organisations are governed under three different
levels which are local or municipal, state or provincial and federal or national. Ownership under
the public sector organisation remains with the government of the region. Public sector
organisation operate under the direct authority and monitoring of government officials.
Private Organisations:
These are individually owned enterprises or ventures with the primary objective of
earning profits and revenues by offering goods and services. Funding can either be done by
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