Impact of Business Environment and Career Planning Strategies Report

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the business environment, emphasizing the impact of the green agenda and the importance of career planning. It explores how both internal and external factors, including the competitive, social, technological, legal, and economic environments, influence business operations. The report highlights the significance of the green agenda, discussing how climate change affects business operations, including working conditions, material supply, and the overall environment. It also delves into career planning, focusing on the role of a human resource manager, the impact of digital marketing on HRM, and the importance of legal and training departments. The report concludes by underscoring the need for strategic planning to adapt to environmental changes and the importance of continuous professional development.

Understanding Business

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................1
Business environment and green agenda....................................................................................1
Planning of Career.......................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
In order to run a business understanding and dealing with business situation is extremely
important, as it helps in leading good and excellent outcome ((Storey, 2016). Understanding
business is important to understand the target customers, their needs, understand business needs,
gather central ability and knowledge of business etc. This assignment will lay emphasis on the
business environment and its agenda by explaining all the ways by which top news events might
affect future development of business as well as its customers as well as it will also explain
different ideas in which one would like to pursue their careers in the future.
Main Body
Business environment and green agenda
Business environment refers to internal and external factors that impact the business. It
includes the competitive environment, the social environment, the technological environment,
the legal environment and the economic environment. There are three types of business
environment such as physical, natural and global environment. Business environment useful to
identify strength of organisation, analyse internal and external weakness. It helps to identify the
opportunities in the market. Business environment keeps the business dynamic and flexible. With
this, organisation is able to understand the future problems and prospects. It maintains the
adaptability to chances, ensure optimum utilisation of resources and survival and growth of the
organisation.
Green agenda refers to research, knowledge, and bring businesses and organisation
together in order to innovate ideas, strategies and plans to improve horticulture sector. It
improves the quality of indoor and outdoor environment with overall health of public (DaSilva,
2018). But there are some changes in business environment which reduce the quality of climate
and environment. Many business activities have changed the Climate. Climate change is
significant long term chance in the petters of weather of a region over period. It is about
abnormal changes and impact of these changes on other part of earth. There are some ways of
climate change which can impact on business.
Harsher Working Conditions: it is very tough to work under record breaking
temperature which is unbearable. when heat combined with hard work and longer time it makes
complicated to work. High temperature involves dehydration which make workers ill. It is
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necessary to provide them and keep them cool. It reduces the efficiency of worker and make
them unproductive. It directly impacts on profit and revenue of business. Climate change refers
to environment hotter before ever. Therefore, it is understandable that working conditions must
be optimum and amiable to have an upper hand in overcoming the barriers and reaching the
outcomes in effectual manner.
Change in material supply demand: climate change results water falling everywhere.
Everyone wet in the rainstorm with unexpected results. For example changes in the supply and
demand based on building materials. Such as lumber. It is seen as lightweight alternative to
monsoon but after alert of climate change forestry concerns are changed. There more restriction
on wood harvesting (Rong and et.al., 2015). Their more additional taxes and tariff put on lumber
as to kerb deforestation and to fight against greenhouse gases. Due to this fossil fuel become
more expensive and making costlier to ship materials like brick and stone. Considering this,
masonry business affected with climate changes.
Changing Environment: Climate changes can make changes in methods and materials
that need in near future. These changing patterns in weathers are responsible for rising sea level,
drought and other issues that impact the job of receivers and effect the work culture negatively.
This changing environment has led to fluctuating modifications and led to drastic changes on the
well being of the natural surroundings and the human race.
In addition to the above, it is evident that changing environment and climatic changes are
affecting the way of doing businesses all around the globe. It has direct impact on the working
practices of the organisations and led the management to move towards the more sustainable
approaches. Thus, it is high time to adopt strategic planning for adopting environmental friendly
services.
Planning of Career.
Career is journey of individual through work, learning and other aspects of life. It is a
sequence of position which owns individual person during the lifetime of course. It includes the
series of activities which provide order, continuity and meaning of life. Career refers growth of
individual in the organisation. With this it decries the active and purposeful management of
career. My career plan is to become a human resource manager in the organizational.
Human resource manager is responsible for recruiting or hiring new employees,
supervising employee evaluations and mediation between organisation and employees. With this,
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they have duty to oversee the personnel department. In today's labour market every organisation
needs to maintain and develop their work function. For this, they are need Human resource
manager. HRM makes structure of organisation effective and creative. They have very important
role of any organisation to make it effective and efficient. Human resource manager is
responsible for plan and over see employee benefit programs. They mediate conflict and dispute
between employees and direct disciplinary procedures (Metallo and et.al., 2018). They involve in
activities such as coordinate and supervise the work of the human resource staff. They supervise
interview, recruitment, selection, training and hiring of candidates. With these they are
responsible for meet with other department heads in order to collect information about their staff
and training needs. Hence, it can say human resource manager is pillar of the organisation which
help them to tun their company in effective manner.
Digital marketing play an important role in human resource management. It is fruitful in
manner to boost online branding and increase overall experience of employees. Digital
marketing is helpful for engaging and attracting the top most and talented populace. Online
platforms such as google, Facebook attracting candidates easily. Google AdWords is able to
attract local and international candidates. Companies profile and page is the first impression.
Organisation can use many technologies to improve their profiles which help aspirant to know
about organization culture, image and brand. With these organisations are able to target their
audience according to their needs and demands.
HR Department is responsible for paying the fair salary to managers on time, making
healthy relationship with staff and organisation. With this they have role to organise training
session and activities in order to make them effective (Begg, Van der Woerd and Levy, 2018).
They have to provide all requirement such as fair payment, positive environment, health and
safety insurance. All these activities of HR department assist them ton engage them towards
organisation. With the help of training session manager is able to analyse their weaknesses and
strengths. This make easy for them to increase their strength and improve their weaknesses.
Legal department in organisation work to maintain and prevent legal issues regarding
company and employees. Role of department is to reviewing and drafting contacts, handling
court case and employees policies. Effective legal department understands issues and make
tangible and viable solution. Legal department work with HR department to provide legal
services and policies to employees which provide them security and develop better relationship
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between employees and employers. It is the most prominent department within the company in
order to achieve objective of business and ensure the activities of company as well.
Human resource manager has very effective and productive career path. They are
essential for organisation because they are responsible for supervising, implementing regulation
and policies that is mandatory for employees and organisation. They coordinate the
administrative functions of organisation (Andersson and Keskitalo, 2018). Their salary £60,070
per year, or £28.88 per hour. An average annual salary of them is £108,600 or £52.21 per hour.
Moreover, the inter personal skills' set and communication skills are essential to gain
insights in dealing with people and enhancing the reputation in the best possible manner. This
career is in flourishing stage because of the high demands in the global marketplaces and large
multinational corporations like IT industries and manufacturing companies. Along with this,
digital marketing has assisted in examining the latest trends and upcoming technologies which
has made the profile of a human resource manager more appealing.
In addition to this, HR manager assists in bridging the gaps between the departments and
other sections of the organization to maintain the work life balance among the taskforce. Despite
the high salaried packages and ease of technologies, this domain is competitive and the
individual must stay on toes to remain ahead in the competition.
CONCLUSION
Planning career is essential part in an individual life for both professional and personal
levels. Along with this, climate change has adverse effects on the business environment and led
to the foundation of CSR (Corporate social responsibility). These two components are becoming
significant to attain the goal;s and objectives to reach the maximum potential by gaining
knowledge and improving the skills set. This assignment shed light on understanding the various
aspects of running the business activities and smooth running of operations to fulfil the
expectations of employers and customers as well. Lastly, it reached the several ideas that are
implemented to move ahead in the future.
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