Business Environment of Thomas Cook and Transport for London

BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Covered in PPT...........................................................................................................................1
P 3 Relationship between different organisational functions......................................................1
P 4 Positive and negative impacts the macro environment.........................................................3
P 5 Swot analysis of Thomas cook.............................................................................................5
P 6 Relationship between strength and weakness from macro factors.......................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
There are certain factors that can be or cannot be controlled by the organisation but can
scatter their impacts on the performance of their business. They even influences the turn over
and their working (Aterido and et. al., 2011). Sometimes survival of company is not possible
without them. Business environment contains those factors. There are two types of environment
namely macro and micro . Macro-Environmental contains political, economical, social,
technological, environmental and legal factors. While micro environment includes strength,
weaknesses, threats and opportunities of enterprises. The present report is based on the business
environment of Thomas cook and Transport for London. In this project three major sectors are
described namely private, public and voluntary sectors. The National Trust is one of the
voluntary organisation of UK. Their size and scope of also described. The relationship between
different organisational functions and how they link to objectives and structures are also
explained here. The positive as well as negative impact of macro environment and how these
factors relates to micro-environments is also described here.
TASK 1
Covered in PPT
P 3 Relationship between different organisational functions
The are several organisational functions of all enterprises but have a common objectives
to earn profits. The relationship between Thomas Cook and Travel for London are explained
below:
 Production: Thomas cook having the aims to give quality services and luxurious
facilities to their travellers by providing them high quality foods, making adventurous
holiday packages, giving them proper sleeping as well as sitting facilities (Bharadwaj
and et. al., 2013). Travel for London also have the similar motive to keep satisfied their
users by providing them services according to their wishes.
 Research and development: Thomas cook has are doing a deep research for
determining the current demand of their customers by examining their life style and
population growth. After examining they made a report and manufacture their goods or
services according to that report so that they can easily satisfy their users. Because of
that large number of travellers chooses this organisation for travelling purposes. Travel
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