Types and Purposes of Organisations: Vodafone Group plc

Business and Business
Environment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1) Explain different types and purposes of organisations.........................................................1
P2) Explain the size and scope of a range of different types of organisations............................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P3) Explain the relationship between different organisational functions...................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P4) Identify the positive and negative impacts of the macro environment.................................7
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................8
P5) Internal and external analysis of specific organisations ......................................................8
P6) Explain how strengths and weaknesses interrelate with external macro factors..................9
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Business Environment is the most necessary and important aspect for any business.
Business environment is the combination of all external and internal factors of the organisation
such as demand and supply,management,customers needs,owners,suppliers,innovation in using
technology,market and social trends,economic changes and government changes etc. All these
factors affects the function and environment of the organisation. The
financial,cultural,technological and governmental forces which are a part of business
environment. The business operations of any organisation can not survive without analysing
business environment. As Business environment helps the organisation to identify opportunities
and making good decision making,helps with dealing with dynamic changes,helping in making
planning and policy formulation, helps in improving performance etc. The report below is based
on Vodafone Group plc that is a British multinational telecommunication company. The
company 's is organised into two geographic regions that is Europe and Africa. Vodafone is the
largest mobile and fixed network in Europe and deals in providing connectivity. The be;ow
report includes different types and purposes of organisations,the size and scope of
organisations,relationship between different organisational functions,positive and negative
impact of macro environment,internal and external organisation of organisation,strengths and
weaknesses interrelation with external macro factors along with its conclusion.
TASK 1
P1) Explain different types and purposes of organisations
Organisation refers to an entity that comprising of more than one people who are
integrate to gain the objectives for earning profits and revenues. The major aim of the
organisation is to satisfy the demands of customers for gaining the profitable results and
sometimes for social welfare.(Brennan, Canning, aHamilton, and Webster, 2018). This terms
includes the several kinds of businesses that can be shown below:
 Public sector organisation- It refers to that type of business organisation which is
operated and funded by the government on behalf of the public. The main objective of
this type of firm is to provide the welfare of the society people so that their standard of
living is to be enhanced. The best example of this type of organisation is BBC that is one
of the leading company that broadcast the several news to the public. The major purpose
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of this is to offer the varieties of services to general public by using the resources
optimally.
Legal structure
 Central government- It refers to that who collects the funds to the general public in the
form of income tax. This type of legal structure can control all the other government
parties to provide the benefits to society. BBC is working under this category.
 Local government- In this company can arrange the funds by collecting the community
charges that is generally known as Council tax. It only controls the local area or region.
 State government- It refers to that who have power to control the whole region or state
and highly focus on benefits of society.
 Private sector organisation - It refers to that sector which is controlled and operated by
an individual person or group of individuals for the motive of gaining profits and
revenues by satisfying customers needs. In this Vodafone Plc is the company that is
public limited company who works for providing the telecommunication services to their
customers in all over the globe. The main purpose of this type of organisation is to gain
the higher profits and revenues by giving the major competition in the business industry
which will enhance the overall productivity and proficiency.
Legal structure
 Sole proprietorship- It refers to that type of business which is operated by a single
individual for offering the goods and services to satisfy the local people needs to gain
small amount of profits. There is necessity of taking a license from the local government
in several types of businesses that are Taxi driving, trading etc.
 Partnership- In this two or more than two people are to be included who start their
business by sharing the profits and loss as per the proposition given in the partnership
deed. IN this a bond is to be signed by the partners due to which they are legally bound
to pay debts and sharing profits in defined proportion.
 Limited liability- It includes two type of company that are public limited company and
another one is private limited company. In case of public limited company funds are
collected from the general public whereas in private limited company funds are to be
collected by number of shareholders to gained the high amount of profits and revenues.
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