ASDA Business Environment Analysis

BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PROJECT 1......................................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Various types and purposes of organisations public, voluntary sectors and private and legal
structures.................................................................................................................................1
P2 Scope and size of a range of different types of organisations...........................................4
M1 Structure, Scope and size of different organisations link to business objectives and
product and services...............................................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
P3 Relationship among different organisational functions and link to organisational objectives
and structure...........................................................................................................................7
M2 Advantages and limitation of interrelationships between organisational functions........8
D1 Analysis of complexities of various kinds business structure..........................................9
PROJECT 2......................................................................................................................................9
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................9
P4 & M3 Negative and positive impacts of macro environment on business operations......9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
P5 & M4 Internal and external analysis of ASDA company...............................................11
P6 & D2 Weaknesses and strengths interrelate with external macro factors.......................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15
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INTRODUCTION
Business environment refers to an internal as well as some external factors which can be
impact on the functions of an organisation. In these factors includes customers, demand, staff
members, management etc. Under this external factors impacts on the business decisions of an
organisation. In the internal environment includes customers, suppliers, shareholders, staff
members etc. On the other hand in external environment includes political, economic, social and
technological (Aterido, Hallward-Driemeier and Pagés, 2011). These all factors can be impact
from the outside of an organisation. ASDA is a big supermarket in the retail sector in United
Kingdom country. In the present business report, various purposes and different types of
organisations will be highlighted with their scope, size and legal structure. Here this, the
relationship among various function of a company will be discussed as well. Further, the positive
and negative effects of macro environment on the operations of organisation will be explained.
PROJECT 1
TASK 1
P1 Various types and purposes of organisations public, voluntary sectors and private and legal
structures
The objectives and also purposes of each business organisation are different from each
other. There are many different organisations whose aim and objectives vary from each other.
The motive of some business firms is to earn more profit and some work for the welfare of
society by providing beneficial and high quality of goods and services. So, in this way, the aim
of every company is not same (Avramenko, 2012). There are various kinds of business
organisations like public, private and voluntary which give their contribution in the economy of
country. Some of the differences between the profit, non- profit and non- government
organisations are given below as above:
Basis for comparison Profit Organisations Non- Profit
Organisations
NGO (Non-
Government
Organisations)
Meaning These kinds of These types of It operates its business
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business firms runs
their business firms for
the purpose of earning
more profit.
business firms works
on providing the best
and effective services
to the people which
can fulfil their needs.
independently and
these all works on
solving the political
and also some legal
issues.
Motive The main motive of
this business firm to
increasing profit.
The motive of this
organisation is to
rendering the effective
and good services to
consumers.
Its motive is to
promoting the
research, science and
some of the necessary
things.
Area of Operations Limited or large Limited Large
The main purpose of three kinds of business organisations are mentions below:
Private organisations- It mainly works for increasing profits by providing effective services
which can satisfy the needs and wants of people. In this, there is no role of government. But it
gives high contribution in the economy of country. These kinds of business organisations run
their business through the group of people, private individuals, etc. Mainly, the private sector
works on expanding their business firms in different cities or areas (Blanchard, Tolbert and
Mencken, 2011). These types of business firms allow to issue shares to the stakeholders but it
cannot issue their shares in public. But these organisations also produce high quality of products
and services which can fulfil the needs and also demands of people in an effective and proper
manner.
ASDA ltd. is a supermarket retailer business firm in the United Kingdom. In the sector of
retail, it has the largest supermarket. It has many stores in all over the world. It provides business
related services through online. It is a private firm established in the year 1965. It has around 32
million customers in the world (Bughin, Chui and Manyika, 2010). It produces only those
products which can satisfy the needs of customers. Main motive of this business firm is to offer
the best quality services to its customers in comparison to rivals. This business gives many
beneficial and useful services to the consumers like for finance related facilities, mobile phones
and many others. This company gives advertisement and promotion on a large scale. In this
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