Business Environment: Analysis of Man Group Plc

Business Environment

Executive summary
The report explains about Man Plc history, its operations and products and services in
which company deals to expand its market share and profitability. Man plc is able to expand
its business across nation by identifying various internal and external factors of environment.
It dicusses about various factors and thier impact on functioning of company. It also discribed
importance of pestle -analysis for Man Plc in gaining competitive advantages in the market.
This report has also analysis various relationship between directors, shareholders , customers
and employees of the company. Man Group Plc has hierarchy organisational structure and
there are over five levels on hierarchy so decision making process of company is slow.
Management of organisation is also effective as activities of each individual are checked by
each manager which results in effective and better result. It enhances work performance and
productivity of employees thus helps in achievement of organisational goals. Thus
organisational structure and pestle-analysis helps firm in gaining competitive posittion in the
industry.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................4
TASK 1......................................................................................................................................4
Overview of company and its history.................................................................................4
TASK 2......................................................................................................................................7
Importance of PESTEL analysis for a Business................................................................7
TASK 3......................................................................................................................................9
PESTEL analysis for MAN Group Plc...............................................................................9
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Business environment is an analysis of internal and external of business that helps in
gaining competitive advantage (Alderete, 2020). Man Group Plc is a public company that
operates in UK and deals in sugar cooperage and brokerage that was founded in 1783 by
James Man. The company basically purports into the investment market for the consumers or
general public empowering them to make responsible and profitable investments rather than
risky investments. This report analysis and evaluate business environment of Man Group Plc
that effects on functioning. It also explains about company objectives, vision and mission in
long term for achievement of organisational goals. This report also describes importance of
PESTEL analysis for Man Group Plc that helps in gaining competitive advantages in the
market. At last, the PESTEL analysis is done to understand detailed aspects of the macro
environment affecting the company that help in using available opportunities in the industry.
TASK 1
Overview of company and its history
Man group was founded in 1783, 225 years ago in London by James Man under suger
brokerage orientation and currently it is established to provide attracting risk adjustment
performance for its customers. Company is able to grow and expand its business by
continuous innovation in its technology and product to satisfy needs of customers beyond
their expectancy. It is one of the leading alternative investment opportunities providers to its
customers and known as hedge funds. As per 2011 company profit have been $69.1 billion
under management and increased 25% in 2014 as $72.3 billion (MAN, 2020). Thus, company
performance, sales and profitability has increased through the years because of continuous
expansion and innovation of technology.