Comprehensive Business Environment Report: Barclays Company Analysis

This report provides a detailed analysis of the business environment of Barclays, a financial company. It examines the company's structure, including sole trader, partnership, limited company, and public limited company models, and links these structures to organizational objectives. The report explores the impact of micro and macro environmental factors on Barclays, using PESTLE analysis. It also includes a SWOT analysis, considering external macro factors. The report covers various organizational functions, such as defining individual roles, fixing responsibilities, and coordination within the company. The analysis highlights the importance of finance and its role in improving wealth management and financial performance. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Barclays' operations and its strategic approach to the business environment.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................1
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Types of organisation structure and organisation function link with objective ..............4
Task 3...............................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Impact of micro and macro environment ........................................................................6
Task 4...............................................................................................................................................9
4.1 SWOT analyses with external macro factor.....................................................................9
Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................11
References .....................................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
In every organisation has focus to improve business environment. Organisation will be focused
on different internal and external factors. The BARCLAYS is focus on different factor or
evaluated different company structure. The company is basically located in the United Kingdom.
The company is focus business environment in macro factor. Macro factor will affect are
inculcated PESTLE analyses. It will not control in internal business environment. The
company is evaluate different types of company and different structure of the organisation. The
company is focus on SWOT analyses of organisation.
Task 1
BARCLAYS company is kind of financial company. The company British multinational bank
and financial supervision. The company head quarter located in London. The company is focus
on the financial analyses of different organisation. It will focus on help and support of different
organisation related to finance filed (Ktoridou and et.al 2014,). The main purpose of this
company is to improve wealth management , investment banking and credit card facility .
Purpose :- The company main purpose is to improve financial performance and wealth condition
in organisation. The main purpose is to improve corporate and investment banking in the
different organisation. It is a universal bank.
Sole trader :- Sole trader is a business. In this business only one person is owned. It will
inculcate the one or two employees control business. This sole trader business is very conman
form U.K. In based of owner ship. In this company only one person is responsible for each and
every aspect of business (Brad and et.al 2015). In sole trader finance company will help to
provide finance and improve wealth management in the organisation.
Advantage and disadvantages :-
 In sole trader business advantages is to control all the business data in keep private. Sole
trader maintain all control in business no one is interfered about it.
 In sole trader disadvantages is too difficult to rise in finance. In focus on to funds to move
business in smooth way in market.
Example :- In the best example of the sole trader is a primary business. It will start a new venture
in different filed.
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Partnership :- In partnership business inculcated two or more person in the organisation is to be
called as a partnership firm (Devaguptapu and et.al 2017) . In partnership firm every member is
to control each and every activity in the business each members is come with his own finance.
Advantage :-
 In partnership each member come with their own capital in business.
 In partnership contribution of profit as per the capital of member in organisation.
Disadvantages :-
 In partnership nothing is to be private in this kind of organisation
Limited company :- In limited company is private company. All the rules and regulation will be
decided by one person (Bunawan and et.al , 2017). only one person is responsible for debts in
the organisation. In limited company will be focus on the limited share and guaranty.
Advantage:-
 In limited company limited liability are there in organisation.
 In limited company separate entities.
Disadvantages :-
 In limited company cost and complex account in organisation.
 Cost factor is affect company performance in market.
Example :- The best example is it is private based company. It will be focus on to generate new
rules and regulation by all.
Public limited company :- In public limited company is be registered in company act 1980 it is
compulsory for all public company. In public company is focus on a security are tread as a stoke
exchange (Puscasu and Plesanu 2017). It can be bought and sold anyone. It will be work
according to government rules and regulation.
Advantage :-
 In public company advantages is focus on to improve capital to public issue share. It has
ability to rise capital with the help of public.
Disadvantages :-
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 In public company disadvantages is higher level of transience level in the organisation. It
will also focus on the ownership and control issue, it will affect the business
environment.
Example :- It will be focus on the secondary sector in the organisation.
Government :- In government organisation is focus on all rules and regulation is set by the
government bodies in the organisation. In government organisation is focus on to improve
internal as well external environment of business.
Charity :- In charity firm is focus on the social welfare and help to the society. In this
organisation is focus education sector , health sector etc. all such kind of things is welfare of the
society (Cardiff, E.D.C., 2017). Some time government will help to charitable trust to increase
welfare.
Advantage :-
 In government organisation advantages is to improve productivity with the help to
citizen. Governance company enjoy financial case because they are to be depend on the
government.
 It provides healthy compensation to private sector.
 In charity advantages is it will help to social welfare in the society.
Disadvantages :-
 In government company disadvantages is the employees is civil servant they do not
proper focus on the work and working environment. They do not provide proper
efficiency of there work in the organisation.
 In charity disadvantages is some time some person are miss use of fund provide by
charity organisation.
Example :- In government organisation is inculcated in the tertiary sector, because it is a
combination of both private and public organisation. In charity will be inculcated in the tertiary
sector. It will be help to increase profit in the organisation.
There are to be inculcated in the sole trader , partnership , government , social , public, charity
etc. all are to be in this . In all the sector advantages and disadvantages . In all such sector every
sector need finance to run a business successful in the different market. Finance is a backbone of
each and every organisation. Finance will be help to increase different factor to run work
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efficiently in the organisation. The BARCLAYS company is a finance based company. In the
above paragraph is inculcated the primary, secondary and territory sector.
Task 2
2.1 Types of organisation structure and organisation function link with objective
In each organisation is focus on different types of the organisation to improve performance
inside the organisation. BARCLAYS company is finance based company is focus on each
financial activity in the organisation. The company will focus on the each types of organisation
structure it will help top increase profit in the organisation. In such condition the company will
be focus on the organisation structure and link with the organisation objective in organisation. In
each and every organisation is focus different organisation structure are as follows :-
 Line organisation structure :- In line organisation is followed direct and vertical line in
the organisation with different sector inside the organisation. This is only focus on the
line department (CALOTĂ, T.O., 2015). It will directly involved in the goal of the
organisation. In line organisation structure is focus on to achieve goal in the
organisation. In this line organisation structure is focus on to be promotion of the fast
decision making in the organisation. In this line decision must be fast in any work in the
organisation. The BARCLAYS company is focus on it or work on it to improve
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Illustration 1: Organisational chart

performance in the organisation. In line department inculcated production and finance to
be flow a chain of command and improve performance in the organisation. It will be
focus on authority , responsibility and accountability in the organisation. All this three
types of command is help to increase profit and improve wealth management in the
organisation.
 Project organisation structure :- In each organisation is focus to improve internal
performance in the organisation. In project organisation is focus on to improve internal
performance in the organisation. In project organisation structure is focus on different
project vertical coordination and horizontal way (CALOTĂ, T.O., 2015). The
distribution of project will be allotted will be depend on the talent , ability in the
organisation. In project organisation structure is not a full-time , it is temporary based
structure in the organisation. This structure is only for the compilation of one project. In
such condition it will be focus on the different aspect in the organisation. The company
will be focus on the finance related activity to finance related project is to set a new team
in the organisation. BARCLAYS company is finance based company is focus on each
financial activity in the organisation. The company will focus on the each types of
organisation structure it will help top increase profit in the organisation. In project
organisation structure is established for a fixed time period and increase growth rate. For
example project organisation structure help at the time of research and development and
product development etc (Arief and et.al 2015). all such things is helpful at the time of
research and development in the organisation. The company will focus on it to select a
project for new work in the organisation.
There are all about the organisation structure and help to the company development and increase
profit in the organisation. The company will be focus on organisation function to achieve
objective in the organisation. In organisation function are as follows :-
 To define the role of individual :- The BARCLAYS is focus on the organisation
function to improve productivity in organisation. The company will focus each and every
members in the organisation to achieve profit and growth rate in finance filed. Finance is
the most important part in the organisation. It will help to analyse to rise in future growth
in the organisation. In organisation employees must know there role and responsibility
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inside the organisation. It will help to achieve profit and growth rate in the organisation.
Organisation will be focus on each and every individual about the work in the
organisation. It will help to achieve objective in the organisation.
 Fixation of responsibility :- The company will focus to achieve growth rate in the
organisation. In the company will fix duty of each employee in the organisation. It is very
important to achieve profit and growth rate in the organisation. Fixation of duty is very
important to achieve growth rate in the market. Fixation of responsibility help to achieve
objective in the organisation (Arief and et.al 2015). The company is work in banking
sector is main aim is to sale credit card and improve wealth management. It will focus on
the corporate and investment banking. The main objective of the organisation is to
improve finance condition. The function of the company will help to achieve this
objective in market.
 Coordination :- In every company coordination is very important to solve any problems
in the organisation. In the company it is very important to solve any problems in the
organisation. Coordination help to achieve profit in the organisation and it will help to
achieve profit in the organisation (Sudžuka and Branković 2016). To achieve company
objective it is very important to coordination of each team members in the organisation.
This coordination help to performance divers activity in the organisation. All such factor
is very important to achieve company objective.
In organisation each and every department is interred rational-ship inside the organisation.
Marketing department is show the sales volume is organisation. As per the sale volume finance
department will coordinate the distribution of finance in advertisement (Przetacznik and
Napierala 2016). Human resources' department is handle all the internal activity in the
organisation. Hr. department is increase employees level as per the requirement in organisation.
Task 3
3.1 Impact of micro and macro environment
The BARCLAYS company will focus to chive growth rate in the market. The company will
focus on business environment in the organisation. Business environment inculcated the tow
most important factor that affect the overall business environment are as follows :-
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 Micro environment :- In micro environment includes so many factors in the
organisation. All such factor are controllable factor , this factor is control by organisation
itself. It will focus on all internal factor inculcated the public, supplier, competitors,
customer etc. all such factor is to be inculcated in micro factor. This factor will be
controllable by company inside business environment. The micro environment is affect
very small level in the organisation. Public factor the company will focus on to increase
customer demand in the organisation to achieve profit in the organisation. The company
will be focus on competitors to increase growth rate in the market (Przetacznik and
Napierala 2016). To see the competitor position is help to improve market share in the
organisation. All such factor is controllable by company itself. In micro environment will
be focus on the different factor is help to increase profit in the organisation. In micro
environment is focus on to increase growth rate and profit in the organisation. In micro
environment is focus on to improve customer relation in the organisation to achieve
growth in the organisation. The micro environment is focus on the firm ability to build
and maintain successful future in the organisation. All such factor is very important to
solve any internal problems in the organisation.
 Macro environment :- The BARCLAYS company is face external factor or micro
environment in the organisation. In business environment is both positive and negative
impact of the organisation(Sudžuka and Branković 2016) . It will affect the time of
decision making in the organisation and objective of the company in finance field. In
micro environment inculcated some positive impact are as follows :-
 Political factor :- In each organisation is focus on the political factor . The company will
focus on positive impact of political factor inculcated to overall external factor. The
company will is will focus on the economic system and economic polices is used in the
each and every business in the organisation (Przetacznik and Napierala 2016). The
political power is handle all such activity in the organisation. All such factor political
power is help to finance filed. It will help to achieve objective in the organisation.
 Economical :- In economic environment inculcated lot many activities to achieve growth
in the organisation. In economic condition inculcated the demographic factor , natural
environment factor. This factor improves many factors in the organisation performance
and growth rate in the organisation. In demographic factor inculcated the age, sex,
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composition , etc (Amakobe, D.F. 2016). in natural environment inculcated weather ,
climate condition etc. all such factor is help to the growth in the organisation.
 Social :- In each and every organisation is focus on to achieve growth rate in the
organisation. Some social factor may help to increase profit and growth rate in the
organisation (Sudžuka, and Branković 2016). In social factor inculcated the social
customer belie in the organisation is help to increase profit in the organisation.
 Technological :- To change ion technology is help to achieve growth in the organisation.
It will help to increase market growth. In technological factor inculcated to change in
technology is helpful to all banking sector (Husseina and et.al 2016).. Because new
technology is use in each and every banking sector and achieve growth rate in the
organisation.
 Legal :- In each and every organisation is focus on to legal factor (Husseina and et.al ,
2016). In legal factor inculcated the all rules and regulation of different city or different
polices are usefully some time in the organisation.
There are all such macro factors that affect the environment is positive impact in the company
performance in finance market. In business environment is also negative impact of the
organisation are as follows :-
 Political :- In political factor may negative impact in the company polices. In political
factor inculcated economic system (Arief and et.al 2015). This factor will affect the
business environment in the organisation and working culture.
 Economic :- In each and every sector political factor may negative impact on the
organisation and performance in the organisation (Amakobe, D.F. 2016). This economic
system inculcated demographic factor this will generate negative impact on it.
 Social :- Social factors influence the market demand of people or cultural trend ,
population analytics etc. this market demand is very important to increase the demand in
the organisation (Rahimic and et.al 2013). Social factor may impact on all such factor.
 Technology :- In today condition it is very important to change ion technology. This
change in technology will give negative impact to the company performance in banking
sector. Technological change to change the whole market structure in the world.
 Legal :- In each and every banking sector legal factor is must. The legal factor inculcated
all the polices and structure of different banking sector in the organisation to improve
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performance in the organisation (Husseina, A.F.Z and et.al , 2016). Legal factor will
affect the business environment inculcated the proctoring customer to change the rules is
give negative impact on it. Legal factor can impact company to change the polices to
other countries.
There is all about the positive and negative impact of the organisation and internal as well as
external performance in the organisation. The micro environment is focus on the firm ability to
build and maintain successful future in the organisation. All such factor is very important to
solve any internal problems in the organisation. The BARCLAYS company is face external
factor or micro environment in the organisation. In business environment is both positive and
negative impact of the organisation. In all such factor that affect the company performance and it
will affect the decision making in the organisation. The company will focus on all such kind of
factor that is help to increase growth rate and profit in the organisation. The company is work in
finance sector or can say banking sector. This company main aim is to improve wealth
management in the organisation (Husseina, A.F.Z and et.al , 2016). It will focus on help and
support of different organisation related to finance filed. The main purpose of this company is to
improve wealth management , investment banking and credit card. All such factor is very
important to the company. This factor is work successful if micro and macro factor give positive
impact nag give better result to achieve profit in the future.
Task 4
4.1 SWOT analyses with external macro factor
In each and every organisation is focus on to improve internal performance as well as external
performance in the organisation. In each organisation is focus on the SWOT annalist of the
organisation. It will help to annalist each organisation strength and weakness in the organisation.
In this factor is focus on the company internal factor in the organisation are as follows :-
 Strength :- The company BARCLAYS company is focus on the positive part of the
organisation. The company focus on the brand name it will be its big straights of the
company (Rahimic Z 2013). The company is increase a big amount of goodwill in the
organisation. It will help to increase market demand , this is a positive strength of the
company. The company will be focus on the financial stability in the organisation. It will
help to increase market share.
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