Business Environment Analysis: A Study of NHS and Morrisons - BTEC L4

This report provides a comparative analysis of two distinct organizations, the National Health Service (NHS) representing the public sector, and Morrisons, a major player in the private sector, within the UK business environment. The analysis includes an overview of different types of organizations, focusing on their size, scope, vision, and business objectives. The NHS is examined for its role in providing healthcare services across the UK since its founding in 1948, emphasizing its large scale operations, independence from government intervention, and its vision to be a leader in healthcare. Morrisons, founded in 1899, is analyzed for its organizational structure, stakeholder information, and its vision to enhance competitiveness and customer service. The report concludes with references to books, journals, and online resources used for the analysis. Desklib provides a platform to access similar solved assignments and study tools for students.

BUSINESS AND
BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT
TASK 1

P1. OVERVIEW OF
ORGANISATIONS
 When some people work together for some defined
objectives and purposes then thy are termed as an
organisation.
 A motive is very important for running an organisation , this
can be a mission, vision or sometimes even a thought.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ORGANISATIONS
Business organisations are majorly divided into two main
sectors:
 Public sector business is owned and governed by government
forces.
 Private businesses are not regulated by government whereas
functions within such firm is carried out by private bodies.

GROWTH OF INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
 International business environment has been growing with
speeding time after huge advancements in science and
technology.
 Globalisation is necessary for getting great recognition in all
the parts of the world irrespective of the place where the
company has been operating.

P2. PUBLIC SECTOR
 National Health Service is the
public organisation that
provides all the health services
to the citizens of UK.
 Was founded in 1948.
 Provides great range of health
care services across the
country.

CONTINUED…
 Size: The organisation from its beginning has been working
on large scale. The organisation has about 30,000
practitioners and 300 hospitals
 Scope : Being a public sector undertaking the functioning
department is independent of the government intervention
which assures good quality services without getting
influenced by any political activities
 Vision: To be national and international leader in healthcare
services.

CONTINUED…
Business objectives: The major objectives of NHS are:
 Delivering excellent patient care and experience in health
services.
 To deliver value for money.
 To be an employer of choice.
 To become a leading research based organisation.
 To become the prominent learning and training institutions of
the country.

P2. PRIVATE SECTOR
 Founded in 1899 by William
Morrison.
 Headquarters are in Bradford,
UK.
 Has 569 stores across the
nation.
 The company acquires 11%
market share.

CONTINUED…
 Size: The company has about 600 stores in UK itself. The
company as mentioned before has been contributing largely to
the GDP of UK.
 Scope:. Morrison is known world-wide for its store and high
class products it sells in UK.
 Vision: The vision of the company is to become more
competitive and serve the customers with better products and
services.

CONTINUED…
 Organisational structure: The company has a
divisional structure of organisation where all the
operations are separately performed without any
correlation.
 Stakeholder information: The internal stakeholders of
the company are employees, executives, shareholders
and suppliers while the external stakeholders include
customers, partners, mergers, government.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
 Worthington, I. and Britton, C., 2015. The business
environment. Pearson Education Limited.
 Hamilton, L. and Webster, P., 2015. The international
business environment. Oxford University Press, USA.
Online
 About us. 2016. [Online]. Available Through:<
http://www.morrisons-corporate.com/about-us/>.
[Accessed on 19th December, 2016].