Business and Business Environment Types and Purpose

Business and Business
Environment

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Different types and purpose of organisations ........................................................................1
Size and scope of different types of organisations.................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Different types of organisational structures...........................................................................4
Important functions of an organisational ...............................................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
Impact of macro environmental factors on the Northgate Information Solutions organisation. 9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................12
Internal strengths and weaknesses of Northgate Information Solutions..............................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCE.................................................................................................................................15

Illustration Index
Illustration 1: Functional Organisational Structure..........................................................................4
Illustration 2: Divisional Organisational Structure..........................................................................5
Illustration 3: Matrix Organisational structure................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The business environment includes different internal & external factors, forces that
cannot be controlled by any company. It may influence the organisational work and several
functions of management, performance of employees & staff members with growth of company
(Abrahamsen, Asche and Dahl, 2017). In other words, it refers as collection of all factors, that
may not be control by the management team of an organisation.
It is based on Northgate Information Solutions that is situated at United Kingdom and provides
various services of former computer manufacturer. It will also cover different types of
organisation with their size, scope and relationship between various organisational functions.
Further, it will include positive and negative impacts of macro environment on the business.
Lastly, it will cover internal strengths and weaknesses of Northgate Information Solutions
organisation.
TASK 1
Different types and purpose of organisations
Organisation comprises group of persons that work together to achieve different goals
and targets. They are organised & well-structured and their roles, responsibilities and duties
depends on their authority (Antonatos and et.al., 2017). It is known as open system and its
activities may impact on environment and it also influences by internal and external
environment. An organisation has several kinds for example private, public and voluntary. In this
context, these are describe as follows:
Public sector organisation – It is an essential type of organisation that runs and operated by the
government and offer its products and services to public. It is totally different from voluntary
sector organisations because it operates for certain objectives and for making profits. These are
depends on their legislation and govern by the local, state and by national legal bodies. It plays
an essential role for providing products and services to the citizens.
This sector encompasses critical and universal services, for example Electricity,
Emergency Services, Infrastructure, Fire Service, Gas & Oil, Healthcare, Law Enforcement
national defence, firefighting, homeland security, urban planning, corrections, taxation, police
protection and many more (Baraibar‐Diez and et.al., 2017). Main purpose of such organisations
is to provide better services to the public and do work for their welfare In this context, there is a
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