The Relationship Between Organisational Functions and Their Relation to the Business Environment

Business and The Business
Environment
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INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
P1 Different types and purposes of organisations; public, private and voluntary sectors and
legal structures.............................................................................................................................4
P2 Explain the size and scope of a range of different types of organisations.............................6
TASK 2..........................................................................................................................................10
P3 The relationship between different organisational function and their link with
organisational objectives and structure......................................................................................10
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................11
P4 Identify the positive and negative impact which macro environment has upon the business
operations...................................................................................................................................11
P5 Conduct internal and external analysis in order to identify the strength and weaknesses. . .14
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................15
P6 Interrelation of strength and weaknesses with external environmental factors....................15
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................18
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INTRODUCTION
Business and business environment is a formative combination of all internal and external
factors that influence business operational functions thus, it is essential for companies to have
clear set of knowledge about these factors as to challenge them to get preferable results (Business
Environment. 2019). There are different types of business structure and all those have variance in
their legal structure. Present report has been based on Sainsbury, which is one of the largest
chains of Supermarket situated in provinces of London, UK. Company offers qualitative
products and services to consumers as to satisfy their needs in well effective manner. In this
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report formative discussion has been made on different form of organisation that is private,
public, voluntary. In addition with size and scope of diverse organisation or also covered in this
report. Along with this, report throws light on pestle and SWOT analysis with the help of which
organisation can easily able to evaluate strength and weakness and towards more developmental
path.
TASK 1
P1 Different types and purposes of organisations; public, private and voluntary sectors and legal
structures
There are different types of business organisation who perform their roles and
responsibilities in international, national and local level. All these forms of business
organisations effectively perform their function in order to provide satisfaction to customers.
There is wide range of business organisations namely voluntary, public and private those who
have different set of goals and objective which is defined below in a formative manner:
Private sector:
Private sector business organisations are owned and managed by legal authorities,
individuals, private people and firms. Organisation within this sector is also termed as sole
traders as they do the business on their own. Further major difference in between private sector
and sole traders are related to their structure, as in sole organisation sector structure is mini but
and in within private sector organisation they have their own define structure, size and shape is
according to hierarchical level. This organisation performs their functions with the motive to
earn more amount of profit. In addition with this, major source of funds in this section comes
from financial institutions, business entity and investors.
For example in the segment of private-sector Sainsbury is chosen as they have same
motive which is to serve customers and gain more amount of profit.
Public Sector:
Public sector organisations are those entities, in which major share part is undertaken by
government bodies and public agencies. Organisations within this sector operate their roles and
responsibilities with an aim to provide welfare to people rather than to increase profit. In this
kind of business organisation democratic rule is consist within which individual have own
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