Business & The Business Environment - Analysis of Organisations, Macro Environment and SWOT

Business & The Business
Environment

Table of Contents
PART1.............................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
P1 Explain about different purposes and types of organisations for particular structures which
include private, public and social sectors and legal structures........................................................3
P2 Explain about the size and scope of a range of dissimilar kinds of organisations.....................5
P3 Describe about the relation between dissimilar functions of organisation and how it should
be linked to organisational structure and objectives........................................................................6
PART 2............................................................................................................................................7
P4 Recognize about negative and positive impacts in terms of macro environment upon
operations of business and needs to be supported by specific examples ........................................7
P5 In order to identify strengths and weaknesses conduct internal and external analysis of
specific organisations.......................................................................................................................9
P6 External macro factors interrelation with strengths and weaknesses........................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11

PART1
INTRODUCTION
Business environment refers to the total of all external and internal factors. These factors
include supply and demand, employees, customer's expectations and needs, suppliers, clients,
owners, management, changes in economy, trends in market, innovation in technology and
activities by government. All particular factors affect the function of organisation and it also
depends on that how a company works directly. Business environment main role in identifying
opportunities with respect to business, useful resources which needs to be tapped, assists in
planning and improves the overall performance, profitability and growth in the business(Jones,
R., 2015). In this report, the analysis has been done on functions of organisation and their link to
organisational structure and on scope and size of a range of dissimilar types of organisation. The
analysis has also been done on impact of external macro factors on business operations and on
different types of organisation and macro environment. Research has also been done on their
interrelationship with internal strengths and weaknesses.
P1 Explain about different purposes and types of organisations for particular structures which
include private, public and social sectors and legal structures
There are commonly three types of organisations in business world. It includes public,
private and voluntary organisation. The chosen public organisation is BBC. The chosen private
organisation is TESCO and chosen voluntary organisation is Oxfam.
Purpose of BBC: Their core purpose is that to serve the public, give information, educate and
entertain public in positive manner(Sullivan, R. and Gouldson, A., 2017). From public purposes,
trust is the main framework for the BBC and the executive who is led by Director-General and
also delivers the BBC's services and creative output.
Legal structure of BBC: This is mainly governed and regulated by Ofcom. BBC is a statutory
corporation which is independent from direct government intervention. This issues a framework
of operational parameter and also sets a license which contains the regulatory conditions which is
required to meet.
Stakeholders of BBC: There are majorly two types of stakeholders which includes internal and
external stakeholders.

Internal stakeholders are those which exist in form of groups within a business. For
example: Owners and workers. External stakeholders are those which exist in form of groups
outside a business. For example: Community, manager, employees.
Purpose of TESCO: Their core purpose is that to be the champion for customers which helps
them in enjoying a better quality of life and also an easier way of living (Rezaee, Z., 2017). Their
purpose is also that to provide great products at great value which they can buy on easier terms
and its their job to deliver it in right way for their customers.
Legal structure of TESCO: As TESCO is a big company, the legal structure of this company
has a flat hierarchical structure with just six levels. . The people in this sector majorly deals with
shareholders. This has been done to make sure that TESCO has to achieve those strategies which
their share holders wants them to achieve.
Stakeholders of TESCO: The main stakeholders of company are creditors, suppliers, customers
, government, local communities, pressure groups and competitors. For super market the major
stakeholders are business owners, managers and employees. It includes under category of
retailers in case of supermarkets.
Purpose of Oxfam: Their main purpose is that is to help people in creating the lasting solutions
for purpose of injustice in poverty. They are part of global movement of change and also take
part in empowering people for creating a future which should be in secure nature. And also it
should be free from poverty.
Legal structure of Oxfam: Their global structure is comprised in such a manner that it includes
International Board. It also comprised of four members which are of independent kind of nature
and five members from the boards of national Oxfam affiliates. Generally, affiliates and
stakeholders are the basis of a multi-stakeholder global assembly
Stakeholder of Oxfam: Under this context, the major stakeholders are supporters and donors,
alliances and coalitions, government, private sector, environment and the wider public. This
company falls under category of voluntary.