Business and the Business Environment

Business and the
business
Environment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Various purposes and types of different organizations.....................................................3
P2 Explain the scope and size of organisation.......................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P3 Relationship between various organizational functions....................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
P4 Positive and negative impacts of the macro environment.................................................8
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
P5 Internal and external analysis of organization.................................................................10
P6 Interrelation of strength & weakness with external factors.............................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Business environment is a combination that consist of internal and external elements such
as suppliers, customers, owners etc. there are certain activities that have to be implemented a
performed by government that are also impacting functioning of a organization. Business
environment is very important function that is helping in analysis of resources, identification of
business opportunities and further enhancement of business growth in order to achieve effective
performance of a business organization (Harrison, 2013). In present scenario, there is a
hospitality industry that is Four season hotel which belongs to private organizations and was
founded in the year 1960. It is having presence in many countries across world. Oxfam is a
voluntary organization that is working towards aim to reduce poverty and provide social benefits
to people. This report further includes scope and size of business organizations and them inter
relationship with other functional units of a organization. Lastly, there is a discussion on positive
and negative impact of factors prevailing in the macro environment of a business organization.
TASK 1
P1 Various purposes and types of different organizations
Public Organization: It is the organization that is controlled by the government of a
country. It is helping in providing best services to their customers for enhancement of their brand
image. In present scenario, NHS has been established in the year 1948, to provide various
services to their customers.
 Purpose: National Health Services, is basically a public sector organization that is
having its aim to provide service free of cost to individuals living in a country. They are
willing to offer best services to the citizens living in a country (Hamilton, and Webster, ,
2018).
 Legal structure: In case of public organisational decision have to be taken by
government of the country. All major decision are to be taken by top authorities and
officials that are part of government and its functioning.
 Stakeholders: In public organisations, stakeholder are playing a very necessary part as
they help in providing the finance that is required for the purpose of performing all their

functions in the given course of time. Some other stakeholders include patiemst, trustees,
local authorities etc.
Private organisations: These are the organisation that include individuals, agencies partners that
are not public but are operating and functioning for attainment of profits. In present report Four
season has been considered as a private organisation that is part of hospitality industry. For this
they are managing their functions to provide best services to their customers.
 Purpose: Main purpose is to provide best quality services to their customers. Mission of
this organisation is to provide exceptional quality services to their customers. They also
have a vision that they have to get recognition of finest hotels, clubs and resorts in the
hotel industry to which they are catering towards.
 Stakeholders: there are various stakeholder hat are associated with this brand and it
includes all the hotel management staff, receptionist, customers, employees, government,
loan providers who are helping in smooth functioning of this hotel are part of its
stakeholder group (Hillary, ., 2017).
 Legal structure: In case of private organization such as four season hotel is basically a
functional structure. That consist of rooms, marketing department, laundry department,
housekeeping departments. It consists of higher department where all the policies and
functioning to be implemented at various departments are prepared, finally these are
communicated by managers and then finally there are employees who are actually
responsible for performing all the functions assigned to working staff in different units
with specific responsibility and job roles
Voluntary organisations: This is the organisation that is performing various functions and
activities that have to be managed, controlled and directed by government of the country. All the
members who are part of this organisation are choosing to be its part on their choice that is on
voluntarily basis. Such organisation are willing to bring some changes to society and that is why
they are working for this purpose. Oxfam is established in the year 1942 and has 20 charitable
trusts. Major aim is to remove poverty across different parts of the world (IşıK, Jones, and
Sidorova, 2013).
Purpose: The main purpose is making society free of poverty. Vision of this organisation
is to increase the living standards of people living in the society. Oxfam is a organisation that is