Types and Purposes of Organizations in Business Environment

BUSINESS AND
BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Task1 .............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Explain different types and purposes of organisations; public, private and voluntary
sectors and legal structures..........................................................................................................3
P2 Explain the size and scope of a range of different types of organisations...........................5
Task2................................................................................................................................................6
P3 Explain the relationship between different organisational functions and how they link to...6
organisational objectives and structure......................................................................................6
Task3................................................................................................................................................8
P4: Identify the positive and negative impacts the macro environment has upon business
operations....................................................................................................................................8
Task4................................................................................................................................................9
P5 Conduct internal and external analysis of specific organisations in order to identify
strengths and weaknesses............................................................................................................9
P6 Explain how strengths and weaknesses interrelate with external macro factors.................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11

Introduction
Bussiness Environment can be referred to as sum of internal as well as external factors
that includes employees, customer needs and expectations, suppliers, owners, technology and
many more (Gebauer, Haldimann, 2017). As, all the companies have a large influence on their
business environment it is critical for them to undertake the same in order to sustain themselves
in long term.
For doing this project, Marks and Spencers(M&S) has been taken as private company,
NHS has been taken as Public company and OXFAM has been taken as Voluntarily company.
Marks and Spencers was founded in the year 1884 is recognized as one of the leading british
retailer company for it's quality as well as great value of food and clothing. NHS is one of
biggest health website of U.K that was founded in july, 1948. Oxfam, that was founded in the
year 1995 by independent non- government Organizations. This report mainly covers different
size, type and scope of the Organization, inter relationship between different functions in the
Organizations, impact of macro as well as micro environment.
Task1
P1 Explain different types and purposes of organisations; public, private and voluntary sectors
and legal structures.
There are different type of Organization in the business environment that is their purpose
of existance (Groza and et. al. , 2016.). The different types of the Organization can be explained
in detailed below:
Private sector: The private sector are those Organizations that are owned by one or more
individuals. Their main purpose of existance is to enhance their profitablity. In context of M&S,
Their main aim is to inspire and engage the lives of million with the ultimate objective of
enhacing their brand presence and profitablity.
Legal Structure: There are different type of legal structures that come under the private
companies. This can be explained below in more detail:
 Sole propertiership: These type of companies are one's that are owned and managed a
single ownership wherein there are solely liable to bear unlimited liablity as well as liable
solely for profits. In case of excessive debt, they may be required to sell of their debts in
order to settle their liablities.

 Partnership: Partnership is owned as well as managed by two or more people. Other
than this, all it's features are similar to sole propertiership and bear unlimited liablity
(Halbert and Ingulli, 2020Hein and et. al. , 2019.). The agreement between the partners
are mentioned in partnership deed consisting of each partner's contribution, profit share,
their control and every other details. Marks and Spencers is in partnership with number of
franchise firms that includes WHS, MOTO, COMPASS, SSP and B.P. In addition to
this, some of their international partners includes FIBA Group, Reliance Retail, Central
Group and many more.
 Corporations: The corporate exist for profitable as well as non-profitable purpose. They
possess authority with respect to different aspects that includes right and privileges of an
individal, can enter as well as sue by other and also are liable to pay taxes.
Public Company: Public company can simply be referred to as those companies, whose shares
can be subscribed by member of public as per company's act 2013 (Hein and et. al. , 2019.). The
company have to fill a number of document in order to establish themselves. There are number
of legal structure that is required to be followed. This can be explained as under:
Legal Structures:
 Local government: This government can mainly be referred to the government that
somes under national structure and aren't included under any other structure. Apart from
this, it can also be defined as a structure that specifies certain defined characterstics. This
was diversified the people and encourages this governments involvement in the political
processes and have controls in context of their daily lives.
 State government: The state government, can be referred to as countries subdivision
that shares political power with respect of central and state governments. Their main role
is that they have control over the internation affairs of the Organizations. Some of the
main issues, which is limited to the state includes public transports and law
enforcements.
 Central government: This can be referred to as the government that has control with
respect to national environmental policies that majorly contributed to economic
development as well as ensuring health and safety of their people for improving the
quality of it's business environment. This further includes ensuring implementation of
EU regulations.