Business and Business Environment: Types, Scope, and Functions

BUSINESS AND BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
LO1..................................................................................................................................................3
P1 Types and purpose of organizations......................................................................................3
P2 Size and scope of different kinds of organizations ...............................................................5
LO2..................................................................................................................................................7
P3 Relation between organizational functions............................................................................7
LO3..................................................................................................................................................8
P4 PESTEL analysis...................................................................................................................8
LO4................................................................................................................................................10
P5 SWOT/TOWS analysis........................................................................................................10
P6 Interrelation of strength and weakness with macro factors.................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Business environment is predominately the mixture of various forces as well as factors
which directly or indirectly impacts the operations of the organization and thus influences the
functions of the business. The main aim of this report is to analyze the business environment of
Sainsbury.
Sainsbury is basically the largest supermarket chain being established in 1869 by John
James Sainsbury and headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
This report gives a brief about types and purpose of organizations, size and scope of
different kinds of organizations, relation between organizational functions, PESTEL analysis,
SWOT/TOWS analysis and interrelation of strength and weakness with macro factors.
MAIN BODY
LO1
P1 Types and purpose of organizations
Basis Profit organizations Non-profit
organizations
Voluntary
Purpose The profit
organizations mainly
exists for generating
profit. The main
purpose of the profit
organizations is to
make money and
generate a high
amount of revenue for
their smooth
functioning of
business (Kasemsap,
2016).
The non-profit
organizations mainly
exists for providing the
particular service and
product to the
community. The main
aim and purpose of the
non-profit organizations
is to work for the society
and provides the
products and services for
their welfare.
NGOs are mainly
formed for the
promoting the
specific cause and
the main aim and
purpose of the non-
governmental
organizations is to
improve lives of
people and
contribute towards
natural environment.
In short, they work
for societal and

political purposes.
Example One of the most
important and
remarkable example of
profit organization is
Sainsbury
One well-through
example of non-profit
organization is Salix
Finance
The most common
example of this non-
governmental s
welcome
organization
Supply of good and
services
Sainsbury mainly
deals in wide range of
products but its core
product is grocery.
The other services and
products provided by
the company are
stationary, toiletries,
banks, fuels and diesel
etc.
The major core service
of Salix Finance is to
provide the loans to
public sector for the
various energy
efficiency projects. Salix
basically provides the
various products like
machines, equipment for
improving the energy
efficiency and for
reducing the carbon
emission.
The main service
which is being
provided by this
organization is
offering education
and other healthcare
facilities for
improving lives of
children. It also
provides emergency
aids in natural
disasters, conflicts
etc (Chang, Wang
and Arnett, 2018).
Legal structure The legal structure of
Sainsbury is based
upon corporate
governance. In this
sector, people deal
with the shareholders.
Legal services mainly
deals with the legal
Salix Finance is mainly
funded by department
for business, energy and
industrial strategy,
Welsh government and
department for the
education (Prajogo and
Oke, 2016). This
The legal structure
of Save the children
organization consist
of top management
which have three
entities namely
Board of directors,
general assemble