Business Environment: Types of Organisations, Purposes, Size & Scope

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the business environment, focusing on different types of organizations, their purposes, size, and scope. It begins by defining the business environment as the internal and external factors influencing a company's growth, profitability, and performance, including customers, suppliers, employees, and business regulations. The report then delves into various organization types, such as public, private, and voluntary sectors, highlighting their distinct purposes and legal structures. Public organizations, owned by the government, provide essential services to society, while private organizations primarily aim to generate profit. Voluntary sectors focus on societal welfare through charitable activities and non-governmental initiatives. The report further examines the size and scope of these organizations, using Tesco and Talent Plus as examples, and discusses their respective visions, missions, objectives, and stakeholders. It also addresses the roles of trustees and volunteers within voluntary organizations. This document is available on Desklib, where students can access a wealth of study resources and solved assignments.

BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT

INTRODUCTION
Business environment means that both the internal and
external factors which influence on environment of
company and company's factors like customers, suppliers,
employees and business regulations. It impact on growth,
profitability and performance of company.

Different types and purposes of
organisations
There are different kinds of organisations and their purposes
are also different:
 Public Organisations
 Private organisations
 Voluntary sectors
 Legal structures

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Public Organisations- This type of organisations are
mostly owned by government and provides the services
which are beneficial for the society. This sectors deals in
several fields like public transit, elected officials, public
education, health care, etc. The different governments find
the different way to funding for the public services.

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Legal structure- It is necessary to public companies to
work under the government policies and rules and
regulations. For doing the business operations
government provide the funds facility as a loan. The legal
structure of public sector given below as above:

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Private organisations- The main motive of these
organisations is to earn profit and it is not operated by the
government. It is mainly run by the individual or in
partnership.

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Legal structures- The structure of organisation should
be legal. There is a legal meaning of partnership, sole
proprietorship, etc. They should be approved by law.

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Voluntary sectors- This sector is non profit organisation. It
main purpose is to welfare of society through charity,
donations, non governmental organisations etc. In United
Kingdom, there are many voluntary organisations. It is also
known as the third sector. It works for benefit of society
without maximizing the profit.

Size and scope of different organisations
There are some different organisations such as:
• Public organisation
• Private Organisations
• Voluntary organisations

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Basis Tesco Talent plus
Products and services British multinational grocery. It a recruitment and consultancy
firm.
Size Large Small
Scope In future, this company grow in
future more. So, its scope is
broad.
Its scope is narrow.
Vision Serve better to customers To be a leading company in field of
consultancy and recruitment sector.
Mission Increase business in other
markets or areas.
To provide employment to
unemployed people
Objectives To increase wealth of people. Enhance profit level.
Legal structure State, central government etc. Partnership, sole proprietorship,
limited company
Stakeholders Suppliers, investors, government,
staff members .
Enterprises, developers, employees,
creditors etc.

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Public organisation- The size of these
companies is large and it is operated through
government. The scope of these types of
organisation is to work for welfare of society. It
deals in public services like public education,
public transportations, lightning, army, security
etc.

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Stakeholders- The stakeholders of Tesco are suppliers,
investors, government, staff members and employees.

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Private Organisations- The size of these organisations may
be large or may be small. There are no role of government in
these organisations. The single person form the private
organisation and as well as in partnership. These companies
are mainly focus on earning the profit.

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Voluntary organisations- The size of these types of
organizations are generally small. In this includes charitable
trusts, donations, Non government organizations etc.
People gives the money for society welfare through charity
and donations.
Size- NHS is a large organisation and there are around
1400000 staff members are working.

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Trustees- They are sit in the board meetings. The trustees
provide direction for future welfare of company and they
also play the voluntary role.
Volunteers- They are those people who work from their own
interest without taking money. They give their support
any time in organisational activities.

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