Business Environment Report: Analysis of Organizations

This report provides an overview of the business environment, encompassing internal and external factors affecting organizations. It examines different types of organizations, including public, private, and voluntary sectors, and explores their characteristics. The report uses examples like Primark, Department of Transport (UK), Marks and Spencer, Swire Group, and Royal Mencap Society to illustrate the size, scope, and leadership aspects of each organization. It also includes a discussion on the vision, mission, and culture of the selected companies, highlighting their operational strategies and objectives. The report concludes with a brief overview of SME types in the UK and references relevant sources. This assignment is a valuable resource for students studying business development, offering insights into various organizational structures and their operational environments.

The Business
Environment

INTRODUCTION
Business environment compromises of all internal and external
factors that affects the business organisation. Clients and
suppliers, their competition and owners, laws and government
activities, improvements in technology, social and economic
trends etc. are involved in business environment. Primark is
subsidiary of Associated British Foods and is headquartered in
Dublin.

P1 Different types and purposes of
organisations
Public sector:
•Public sector comprises the organizations which are owned and
maintained by government and provides services to its citizens.
•The government of different countries build their own unique
methods to fund for public services.

Public sector Company
• Public sector comprises the organizations which are owned
and maintained by government and provides services to its
citizens.
• The government of different countries build their own unique
methods to fund for public services.
• In this report a public company is Department of Transport,
UK.

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Vision
The mission of Transport department is to provide safe, secure
and reliable eco-friendly mobility services for both operator and
user.
Mission
To develop world class infrastructure for transpiration.
To create a high standard for safe and secure transpiration.

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• Leadership: This is a public company which is
managed by the Secretary of transport department
under UK government.
• Culture: The culture in such firm are quite different
and they rigid structure due to government firm.

Private sector Company
• This is a quite large as compare to other forms of
business enterprises.
• They operate its business in to a large geographical
area.
• This report is Marks and Spencer a retail firm.

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Mission:
The mission of Marks and Spencer is to provide high quality of
services which is easily accessible to all customers.
Vision:
Vision of this company is to be standard against which are
measured by others and to gain trust of their customers

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Private sector:
•Private sector includes the organizations which are owned and
run by private individuals or groups.
• It is specifically made to earn more profits and it is not
controlled by any state or central government.
•Private sector makes up most of the economy and places fewer
constraints on the companies.

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Aim of Swire group:
The main aim of Swire group is to create values for stakeholders
by making commitment to them. The company's vision is to be
leading provider of shipping solutions and our customers.
Vision of Swire group :
They deliver their vision by establishing strong relationship with
their customers and other stakeholders.

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• Leadership: Marks and Spencer leadership support all staff
and motivate them towards organizational goals. All major
decision are made by the top management in a democratic
way.
• Culture: The culture is quite good as compare to public
limited company. An employee can provide their idea to the
department in order to make business practices more
effective.

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Voluntary sector:
 Voluntary sector is economic sector which includes non
governmental and other non-profitable organisations
 Voluntary group is the group of individual which enters into
an agreement as volunteers which forms the body in order to
achieve the purpose.

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Vision:
The vision of Royal Mencap society is to value the people
equally with a learning disability. The vision of this company
is to tackle the issues of the people which are facing
inequalities in every area of life.
Mission:
The mission of this company is to change society's attitude to
learning disabilities and improve the quality of life of the
people with learning disabilities and their families.

P2 Size and Scope of a range of different
types of organisations
Size and scope of Marks and Spencer:
•Marks and Spencer has 959 stores in UK.
•The scope of the company is to develop its store in different
countries.
•Royal Mencap society has fourteen organisation which are
working with the people with learning disability.

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Size and scope of Swire Group:
• Swire Group business is expanded in all over the world.
• Its branches are available in Sri Lanka, Australia, the USA,
Papua New Guinea, East Africa and UK.
• Its beverage sector has earned the overall profit of HK$976
million in 2015, an increase of 14% over 2014

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Size and scope of Royal Men cap Society:
It has fourteen organisation which are working with the people
with learning disability.
They create trust and take cares all the issues and problems related
to them.
They are positive and take challenges in order to provide better
future to them.

SME types in UK

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