Comparative Analysis of Business Environment: M&S and Diabetes UK

This report provides a detailed analysis of the business environments of Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Diabetes UK, examining their respective purposes, sizes, and scopes. M&S, a multinational retailer, focuses on providing fashionable clothing and food products with the primary objective of consumer satisfaction and profit, while Diabetes UK, a charity organization, is dedicated to supporting diabetic patients and raising public awareness. The report contrasts their business objectives, highlighting M&S's emphasis on stakeholder respect and service excellence with Diabetes UK's focus on social cause and disease control. It further analyzes the differences in their size and scope, noting M&S's global presence and market share versus Diabetes UK's UK-based operations and reliance on volunteers and donations. The analysis also considers the external factors influencing their operations, drawing upon various sources to provide a comprehensive understanding of their respective business environments.

BUSINESS AND BUSINESSBUSINESS AND BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT
(PART 1(PART 1
P1, P2, M1)P1, P2, M1)

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
All the organizational components that are the internal and the external
(Micro and Macro environment) which have been combined in an
appropriate manner and these are the the factors which are liable and
are capable to influence the and also has very significant impacts on
the operational activities.
These factors are also considered very key components and are crucial
for the organizational structure of a firm.

P1 PURPOSE OF BUSINESSP1 PURPOSE OF BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION
Each and every business corporation has its own motives and
purposes for which they carry out their business activities and
also all types of functionalities.
Marks and Spencer's
As Marks and Spencer is a multinational retailer of fashionable
and trendy clothing and apparels so the main purpose of the
consumers with a satisfactory collection of clothing.
Moreover the company provides a wide and diversified range of
apparels of various kinds and patterns for all age categories of
the consumers.

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Diabetes UK
This is a charity based organisation and working for diabetic patients in
the UK. This organisation is working for diabetic patients and as well as
they are increasing public awareness on this. The organisation is has
lower interference of governing bodies of the economy in which the
business has been operated.
Main purpose of this organisation to provide a health care and social
care to those peoples who are affected by this.

P2 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SIXEP2 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SIXE
AND SCOPEAND SCOPE
Marks and Spencer's Diabetes UK
The company being a private firm
has a profit earning with the
consumer satisfaction at top in the
list of the business purposes.
Providing a trendy and
fashionable range of clothing and
healthy food products is an
another general purpose of the
Marks & Spencer.
Whereas the organisation is a
charity based entity, they have
given priority to the social
responsibility of patients.
The organisation is making
campaign for public awareness
and they are helping diabetic
patients.

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Creating and serving innovation
with the products is also a
significant purpose of the business
organization.
Diabetes UK is providing booklets
and magzines in public domain
for increasing awareness on this
disease.

SIZE & SCOPE
Marks and Spencer's Diabetes UK
The company is a multinational
brand and operates its business
activities globally throughout
many regions and and number of
economies.
The company shares a huge area
in the market and has a great
goodwill.
Diabetes UK is working in the
UK and they ares working for
social cause.
The are having volnteers who are
rendreing their services to public
and as well as they are making
donations for this.

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For future the company is
planning to establish its market in
many new emerging markets such
India, china, Dubai etc.
They are providing their services
in their nation and they are
enlarging their network to
increase help for diabetic patients.

M1 ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURE,
SIZE AND SCOPE
Business Objectives
Marks and Spencer's:
Stakeholders should be given respect and kept on top priority.
Attaining excellence with expertise.
Providing the best services to the consumers for their ultimate satisfaction.
Diabetes UK:
Serving their services for social cause and they are having focus on diabetic
patients.
They want to reduce number of dibatic patinets and they want to control this
disease.

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