Business and the Business Environment: Selected Companies and Interrelationship of Functions

This article provides an overview of selected companies including their background, products and services, size and scope, vision and mission, and stakeholders. It also examines the interrelationship of functions at JD Sports and its impact on the company. Additionally, it discusses different types of organizations and the growth of the international business environment.

Explanation of selected companies including background details, products and services, size and scope,
vision and mission along with information about stakeholders
Public sector organisation (National Health Service):
Public sector organisation (National Health Services)
 Background: It is established in 1946 by National Health Services Act, for the publicly funded
healthcare system of the UK.
 Products and services: They provide hospital and specialist services, local health authority
services and dental or general practitioner services for the welfare of UK's community.
 Size and scope: It has around1.2 million full time same staff and it has wider scope in the field
of health services.
 Vision: To provide and deliver better care, better health and better value to the people.
 Mission: To deliver quality of care every day to each person of the country.
 Stakeholders: Regulators, commissioners, patients, customer proxies, local service providers
and external influencers.
Voluntary sector organisation (British Heart Foundation):
 Background: The foundation was established in 1961, by the group of medical professionals
 Product and services: They work to provide funding for cardiovascular research, care an
education for cause, treatment and solution of heart diseases.
• Size and scope: It has around 4,000 employees in 730 shops and also it sells 85,000 items
daily in their electrical shops.
• Vision: To provide services to free the world from heart attack and fear of circulatory and
heart disease.
• Mission: To provide finance in the research and fight against the heart and circulatory
disease.
• Stakeholders: It have many corporate partners to provide funding them. Such as Tesco,
National wide Bank, specialist advisers, patients, and many local organisations.
Private sector organisation (JD Sports)
 Background: The company was established in 1981, by John Wardle and David Makin.
 Product and services: They supply goods related to the sports such as cloths, footwear
and accessories. They also sponsor multiple football associations, teams and players.
 Size and scope: It has 30,292 employees across 2,400 shops in 18 nations and also have
wider scope for the growth in international market.
 Vision: To grow their market share and earn maximum profit to become the most
profitable and trusted company in the globe.
 Mission: To provide large variety of quality products related to sports for the satisfaction
of customers.
 Stakeholders: It has multiple stakeholders which are interested in investing in the
business such as customers, suppliers and other investors.
Explanation of selected companies including background details, products and services, size
and scope, vision and mission along with information about stakeholders

Examining different business functions for the company
Examining different business functions for the company, using organisational
chart to show the ways in which functions are interrelated and analyses of
advantages as well as disadvantages of the ways they are related and
impact of the company
An organisational function is the set of activities includes marketing, operations, human resources, finance,
technology and customer services of the organisation. These functions state the relationship between
the various department of business which determine the chain of command flow by the different
level. In the context of JD Sports, the company follow divisional structures which has many
branches. The company have different line of products such as clothes, shoes and accessories of
sports. Each product line has different functional groups to conduct smooth working of their product.
Interrelationship of functions at JD Sports
 Operation and human resource management: In JD Sports operation department are
interlinked with human resources department as they give the information to HR such as
number of employees required, about the work and position of employees so they decide
the salary, promotion and training of employees and hire new employees for the given
task. Some time it is helpful for direct communication and complete the task on time. As
well as it has disadvantages also because employees of each department have different
mind-sets and lack of knowledge about each other’s work. So, there is chances of
misunderstanding and conflict among them.
 Finance and technological department: In JD Sports company, they produce goods
related to the sports which require huge amount of capital to produce their product. For
producing fashion products, they have to install various technology. So these departments
are interlinked with each other such as when the technological department purchase new
machines then they sent and discuss about the budget and cost of machines and
technology. It has various advantages such as they directly communicated and sent their
budget with each other. Further, it has various disadvantages also such as disagreement and
conflict among each other about the budget and also finance have not much knowledge
about the technology as well as technological department do not know the requirement of
capital for other functions and expenses.
Analysing the advantages and disadvantages of interrelationships between
organisational functions and the impact that can have upon organisational structure.
Interrelationship of functions of organisation, including JD Sports have advantage of
reaching ultimate goals, exchanging information as well as better communication among functions,
However, limitation of interrelationship among functions within JD Sports is creating lack of unity,
occurrence of conflicts along with disruption of relationships among organisational members. When
a function of company fails to accomplish its objectives then whole business suffers.

An introduction to sub-sectors and the different types of organisation in the industry,
the market size and the growth of the international business environment
Overview of different types of organisations and growth of international business
environment
In business there are different type of organisation such as public, private and voluntary and they operate their business
activities to achieve the particular purpose. Each organisation has their legal structure in which they perform
their task and duty to achieve the purpose for which they form. In the terms of types, size, and scope the
business organisation has the different set of legal structure with the objectives.
The different type of organisations is mentioned below:
Public sector organisation
The public organisation is formed, owned and run by the government. They provide goods and social
services for the help and welfare of the society. They run their business with money received from taxes by government.
One of the example of public organisation is NHS (National Health Services) which is public health services of
government administration in UK. They provide hospital and specialist services, local health authority services and
dental or general practitioner services for the welfare of UK's community.
Purpose: the main purpose of NHS is providing their health services or treatments to improve the mental and physical
health problems of people in UK.
The Legal structure of public sector organization are;
National level: In this level, all the major decisions, law and policies are made and approved by the members of
parliament or the President of the country. They form rules and regulation and provide funding for the working of
public organisation at state or regional level.
State level: In this level, the members of organisation works to provide goods and services for the welfare of people in
state. Also they give funding to the various organisation working at state level.
Regional level: In this level, the members of organisation works for the betterment of people and provide goods and
services at local level. They work for the overall development of people and many backward area in their region.
From mentioned legal structure, NHS follows national level structure.
Private sector organisation
This type of organisation is privately owned, managed and controlled by the person or group of
persons without any inference of government.. One of the example of private organisation is JD Sports, it is the
retail company of sports fashion in UK. They supply goods related to the sports such as cloths, footwear and
accessories. They also sponsor multiple football associations, teams and players.
Purpose: The main purpose of JD Sports company is to provide their goods and services to earn
maximum profit and acquire big market share for the growth and development of the company.
Legal structure of private sector organisation is:
Sole proprietors: It refers to the small business which is run and operate by the one person. The
owner of the company brought all the finance and asset for the operation of business to earn profit as well as
liable for liabilities related to business.
Partnership: It refers to macro business which is run and operate by the multiple persons and have
various owner. The responsibility and profit is divided among them according to their share
in the company.
Public Limited Company: It is formed to protect the asset of owners and liabilities rest with the
organisation itself without any burden on personal assets of owner.
In JD Sports, legal structure of public limited company is followed.
Voluntary organisation
These type of organisation is voluntary run by the people to full their basic needs without the motive
of earning money. One of the example is British Heart Foundation, they work to provide funding for
cardiovascular research, care an education.
Purpose: The main purpose of this organisation to provide their services for funding medical research
and hospitals to help or spread awareness among people.
Legal structure of voluntary organisations are mentioned underneath:
Trust: Is formed by the trustee for the particular purpose for the welfare of society.
A limited company by guarantee: It refers to company which has separate legal entity from its
member.
Unincorporated associations: In this organisation, people voluntary come together to carry out the
objective of social service instead of making profit.
In British Heart Foundation, Unincorporated associations is followed as volunteers come collectively
to provide social services.