Business Environment Analysis - John Lewis

Business
Environment
Analysis

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 An Explanation of Different Types and Purposes of Three Types of Organisation.........3
P2 Information About Different Organisations......................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................8
P3 Relationship Between Different Organisational Functions...............................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
P4 Impacts of Macro Environment on Business Operations of John Lewis..........................9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................12
P5 SWOT Analysis of John Lewis.......................................................................................12
P6 Strengths and weaknesses interrelate with external macro factors for the chosen
organisation..........................................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Business Environment can be defined as the influence that is created by the internal and
external factors on the working of a company (What Is Business Environment? - Definition &
Factors, 2019). The assignment is based upon three different types of organisation which are
Private, Public, and Non-Profit Organisation. In the private organisation, John Lewis Partnership
is taken, in public sector organisation, Cabinet Office is taken, and in the NPOs, Regenda
Limited is taken (Al-Saleh and Mahroum, 2015). The main focus of this assignment will be on
John Lewis Partnership which is headquartered in London and deals in clothing, watches,
cosmetics, furnitures, beds, etc. Further it will also provide knowledge about the different
departmental functions within the organisation. It will further discuss the impact of external
environment on its workings and the strengths and weakness and opportunities and threats which
the company have.
TASK 1
P1 An Explanation of Different Types and Purposes of Three Types of Organisation
Private Organisations:
Private firms are the organisations which are run by single or some individuals with the
motive of earning profit. The main purpose of these organisations is to earn profit by providing
services to their customers. In the following assignment, John Lewis is a private organisation
which deals in clothing, watches, jewellery etc. Further the Legal Structure of these
organisations are classified as under:
Sole Proprietorship: In this type of private organisation, the business is run by only a
single individual and is solely responsible for all the profit and losses earned by the company.
Partnership: It can be defined as the organisation in which there are two or more
individuals join together to do some lawful business with the motive of earning profit. In this
type of organisation, the minimum number of partners is 2 and the maximum limit is 25.
Company: It can be defined an artificial legal person, having a separate legal entity than
its partners which is run with the motive of earning profit. It differentiates between the liability
of the partners and the company. The minimum number of partners in company is 2 and a
maximum of 200 partners can join the company.
Public Organisations:

These are the organisations which are owned and controlled by the government whether
state, local or central and the 51% shares of the company are in the hands of government to say
an organisation as a public organisation (Bar-Isaac and Shapiro, 2013). The main purpose of
these organisations is to provide services to the citizens of the country. In this assignment, the
public sector organisation is the Cabinet Office which creates conditions for making the
businesses carried over in UK as successful one. The types of Public Organisation are discussed
as under:
Central Government: This is the apex body that formulates policies for state and local
governments of a country.
State Government: State Government helps the central government in implementing the
policies laid down by Central Government.
Local Government: The local government of a country deals with the day to day activities
of the local firms of the country.
Voluntary Organisations:
These are the organisations which are working for social service. These type of
organisations have paid as well as volunteer staff also. The main purpose of these organisations
is to serve the society and making public benefit through their services. In the following
assignment, the Non profit organisation taken is the Regenda Limited which renovates the places
for further use such as for sale, for rent which then is used for providing services to society
(Campling, 2012). These are also further classifies which are discussed as under:
Charitable Trust: A NPO which is established in order to promote health, education and
safety, relief of poverty, or any other purpose in the light of society can be treated as charitable
trust.
Unincorporated Associations: It is another form of voluntary organisations which is
made by a group of persons in order to fulfil a common purpose for the benefit of the society as a
whole.
Growth of International Business Environment:
Internation Business Environment includes the involvement of political risks, cultural
risks, exchange risks, legal and taxation risks for a company when it is operating in may
countries. All these type of organisations such as private, public and non voluntary, makes their
contribution in the international business environment. Like Private Sector Organisations work