SME Performance and Internationalization

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Unit Number &
Unit Title
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UNIT 1 BUSINESS AND THE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK)
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Date of Submission April 24th 2017
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Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................6
TASK 1......................................................................................................................................6
P1 Types and purpose of organizations.................................................................................6
P2. Size and scope of a range of different type of organisation.............................................9
P3. Relationship between different organisational functions and link to organizational
structure and objectives........................................................................................................12
TASK 2....................................................................................................................................15
Introduction..........................................................................................................................15
1. Positive and negative impacts the macro environment has upon business operations and
applying PESTEL model......................................................................................................15
2. Internal and external analysis of organization using SWOT model................................16
References................................................................................................................................18
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Introduction
An organisation constitutes of a group of people who are organized for a particular
purpose. Purpose may be any kind of business, entrepreneurship or any department of
government. Some of the most elemental features of any organisation includes: teamwork,
sharing same goals, leadership, adapting to the risks and the like which indicates of the
organization to be a healthy one.
This particular assignment includes the analysis of the different types of
organizational, its scope size and organization structure. Further, this includes the impact of
the macro and micro environment factor on the business organisation that is GSK.
TASK 1
P1 Types and purpose of organizations
The different types of organisation are discussed hereafter that exemplifies the
structures, scope and size of the organization
a) Public Sectors Organisations
Basic characteristic of Public organisation
Public ownership consists of the all the organisations that are governmental or controlled
by the public. These often include organisations that are publicly funded agencies,
enterprises and the entities that include delivering public programs, services or goods
(Bouckaert, G. and Van Dooren, 2016). The characteristics of the public organisation
includes are presented in terms of the following:
State ownership: The enterprise ownership is vested to state that may be under Central,
local or government ownership.
State control: It is controlled both by government directly in relation to its functionality
and management. The government exercises the control in relation to any kind issues
and exercises the control.
Public accountability: These types of organisations are accountable to the public owing
to their funding being done by public. The accountability is done though committees,
legislations, ministers, audit institutions and the like.
Autonomy: These organisations are free from the daily interference in terms
management and affairs excising the utmost autonomy.
Coverage: These types of organisations cover all areas, fields of activity and operations
of the organisation.
Goals and objective