Global Business Environment: SASOL Limited Case Study

UNIT 18
GLOBAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT

Table of Contents
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
Covered in PPT...........................................................................................................................1
PART 2............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Explanation of structure, culture, governance within organisation using 7's Mckinsey's model1
An evaluation of how the above has been influenced by global operations and how the
organisation has been influenced................................................................................................3
Apply hofstede dimension culture..............................................................................................4
Ethical and sustainable factors of organisation that is consider in global market.......................5
Evaluation of strategic decision making in relation to risk and diversification in a global
context.........................................................................................................................................6
Critical evaluation of the range of strategic global expansion routes available to the
organisation.................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

PART 1
Covered in PPT
PART 2
INTRODUCTION
Globalisation refers to a process of integration among people, government and companies
on worldwide nature. This term is come into existence due to advancement done in
transportation and communication technology (Gupta and Minai, 2019) . The particular report is
based on the leading organisation SASOL limited that is a fastest growing chemical and energy
company head office in cape town, South Africa. The company also have quality presence in
several other nation such as New York, Gabon, Frankfurt, Australia along with the UK office.
The main aim of this business enterprise is to expand their business on international market. This
whole report present the manner of globalisation that affects strategy and decision making of
SASOL so that more profitable results are enjoyed by firm in their long term survival. This
particular report demonstrate an explanation of structure, governments and culture by focusing
on using Mckinsy model so that effectiveness in decision making is to be maintained. Further it
evaluate global operations that influenced organisation. Therefore it also explains hofstede
cultural model along with evaluation of ethical and sustainable factors that business organisation
need to be focused at the time of performing activities at global level.
Explanation of structure, culture, governance within organisation using 7's Mckinsey's model
Mckinsy model refers to a tool that helps in designing the organisation (Pant, Virdi and
Chaubey, 2020). The main purpose of using this model by manager of SASOL is to depict the
effectiveness that are to be achieved by organisation with the involvement of 7 key elements
such as strategy, skill, style, staff, structure, system and shared values. In terms of SASOL
Mckinsy model is to be demonstrated below:
 Structure- It represent a way in which company is organised. In terms of SASOL
Limited, it is very essential for manager to focus on maintaining the organisational
structure so that accountability and relationship between staff member is to be maintained
effectively. This helps in taking decisions effectively due to this firm will survive on
international market effectively and efficiently. In terms of SASOL manager need to
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