Business Environment Analysis

Business environment analysis
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Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
LO1.............................................................................................................................................................3
P 2. Different types and purposes of organizations..................................................................................3
P 2. Explain the size and scope of a range of different types of organization..........................................4
P 3. Explain the relationship between organizational functions and link their structure........................4
P 4. Identify the positive and negative impact of macro environment on business................................5
P 5. Conduct internal & external analysis................................................................................................5
P 6. Explain interrelationship between strengths and weaknesses with external macro environment...7
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
For the business to be successful it needs assets and resources such as finance for which it
has to rely on institutions that provide funds. Further there are natural resources & raw material
for which organization depends on nature. Apart from this, it also requires legal support from
government, hence, all these factors are considered as different elements of single concept i.e.
business environment.
As a business analyst of Sainsbury’s multinational company, this report is made to
demonstrate different types of organizations in the business environment and their description.
Sainsbury’s is a UK based public company that deals in groceries and this report will be
presented to its CEO.
LO1
P 2. Different types and purposes of organizations.
Private sector companies, refers to those companies in which products and services are
manufactured and distributed by individuals organization and also they are not considered as part
of government. It has been determined that, there are various legal structures for private
organization or it becomes independent legal structure when it incorporates. For example,
Iceland supermarket is a privately owned retail brand and provides all types of food and services.
Moreover, delivering outstanding services to its customers so that they cannot switch to another
brand is the purpose of organization (Kim, Pettit and Beresford, 2016).
Public company refers to a business that is operated by shareholders and listed as
publically. It is managed by top management whose real owners are shareholders. For example,
Kingfisher plc is a British retailing company with home improvement products and their purpose
is to make home improvements accessible to everyone. This is because they want everyone to
feel good about their homes.
A voluntary organization refers to an individual group who enter in an agreement
voluntarily to create an entity. For example, Cancer Research UK is a voluntary charity
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