Influence of Globalisation on Organisational Strategy and Decision Making

Business Report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1. Type, size as well as scope of the business organisation........................................................1
2. Interrelationship among organisational functions...................................................................2
3. Intrinsic as well as Extrinsic influencers with the help of execution of SWOT and PESTLE
analysis........................................................................................................................................3
4. Influence of globalisation on the organisational strategy along with the process of decision
making.........................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Business entity is highly influenced by external and internal environment within which it
mainly operates it’s functions. Both these environment have their influence on the overall
business operations of an entity. Therefore, it is said that both these factors need to be examined
by the business organisation so that they can reduce the negative impact of such elements. In the
present report, Marks and Spencer is chosen as the base organization which is a well known
retail business corporation. The company have its headquarters at the marketplace of UK where
they provide clothing, food and home products. The report includes different sections which are
the type, size as well as scope of the company and the interrelationship among various
departmental functions. Along with this, it consist of external & internal factors influence on the
functions of a business organisation. At last, the report includes impact of globalisation on the
overall organisational decisions & strategy.
1. Type, size as well as scope of the business organisation
Business environment consist of various sort of business functions performed by managers
on the basis of organisational size, type and scope. In the present context of Marks and Spencer
type, size as well as scope of the company are going to be discussed as follows:
Type of Marks and Spencer
Marks and Spencer is a Private company comes under private business organisation. The
company operates it’s business functions at global level. Along with this, Mark’s and Spencer
deals in high quality clothing and food products as well as home products within premium
pricing. They provide products to their customers in order to satisfy their needs and
requirements. The main aim of Marks and Spencer is to provide high quality product so that they
can maximise their profit margin.
Size of Marks and Spencer
If talking about the size of Marks and Spencer it is said that the size is quite vast and broad
as they deals at global market too. It has also been said that the product portfolio of the company
consist of premium quality products which are related to food, clothing along with home
products. Each and every operational functions of the business entity are fully managed as well
as handled by almost 78,597 staff members who are skilled and qualified. In addition to this,it
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has also been examined that the company adopts functional organisational structure which as a
result make it easier in order to execut their work in a rightful as well as ethical manner.
Scope of Marks and Spencer
The scope of the company is quite vast as the business entity is giving high significance
to the staff members. For this, management team of the company provide training to them on a
regular basis. With the help of these training sessions each and every staff member perform the
functions in a fruitful manner. In addition to the same, it is also very necessary for the managers
to take steps in order to expand their functionality at international level so that their overall sales
will be enhanced. Also it will help in raising the profit margin of the business entity at the
competitive market.
2. Interrelationship among organisational functions
In the overall environment of a business organization it is said that each & every
department gives their contribution accordingly. They perform all the functions and fulfil all the
job for attaining success at the competitive marketplace. In reference to this, it has been
examined that the positive interrelationships among such department is the foundation for
smooth running of a business organization. This as a result provide assistance to the business in
order to complete all the objective in a timely manner. In relation to the present organisation,
Marks and Spencer is one of the well known business organisation where interrelationships
between organizational departments help in improving the overall market share of the company
at the competitive marketplace. Some of these interrelationship between different departments of
the company are going to be discussed as follows:
Sales and HR Department: For maintaining ethical and positive code of conduct
between the staff members of a business entity, each and every department requires strong team
so they can perform all the work. Also, a team refers to be strong only when they have maximum
number of talented people are required so that all the work can be done in a smooth manner and
goals can be attained in a timely manner. In reference to Marks and Spencer it has been said that
the main objective of the company is to attract potential customers towards them so that overall
sales can be enhanced. Therefore, Human Resources department of the company select talented
individuals towards them who are interested in order to do the job within sales department of
Marks and Spencer. In addition to this, the sales department is fully equipped with highly skilled
as well as experienced candidates. This help the overall business organisation in order to enhance
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