Business Environment Report: Types, Functions, and Relationships

This report provides an overview of the business environment, focusing on different types of organizations, including public, private, and voluntary sectors. It outlines the purpose, size, and scope of each organizational type, using examples such as McDonald's and the NHS. The report also examines the relationships between key organizational functions like marketing, human resources, and finance, highlighting their interdependence. The conclusion emphasizes the interconnectedness of these departments for achieving organizational goals. The references include academic sources related to regional competitiveness and the relationships between intellectual and social capital within a business context. This assignment is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the business environment and the dynamics within organizations.

Business and Business environment
Activity 1(Task 1 and Task 2)

Table of Content
 Introduction
 Different types and purpose of organizations
 Size and Scope of organization
 Relationship between different organizational functions
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
Business environment is all about the surroundings of an organization which is greatly influenced by
internal and external factors such as suppliers, competitors, social, technological etc. This
presentation explains about different types of organization with their purpose, legal structure, size
and scope. In addition to this explanation about the relationship between different organizational
functions is also being explained.

Different types and purpose of organizations
Organization is defined as a social unit of
individual that is being structure and managed in
order to meet a need or a collective goals There
exist different types of organization and they are
namely:
Public: Private sector are the part of country
economic system which is run by groups of
individuals rather than by government and most it
is being run to make profit. McDonald is one
such private organization which is a fast food
organization.

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Private: This is the type of organization which is operated and owned by the government so as to
provide services for its citizens. National heath service sector (NHS) is one such example of public
organization.

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Voluntary:This are the types of organization which is formed by group of individuals usually as
volunteers in order to accomplish a purpose. It is also known as non-profit organization Oxfam is
one such voluntary and non-profit organization.

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Voluntary:This are the types of organization which is formed by group of individuals usually as
volunteers in order to accomplish a purpose. It is also known as non-profit organization Oxfam is
one such voluntary and non-profit organization.

Size and Scope of organization
Different organization like public, private, voluntary have their own size and scope which are
explained below:
Private (McDonald):
Size: It has approx 37,000 restaurant all over the world and is term to be second largest food service
restaurant.
Scope: This organization has wider scope level as it operate near about in 60 countries at an
international level.

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Public (NHS):
Size: It consist of near about 1.5 million of employees among which 314,966 are health visitors
and nurses, 18,862 are ambulance staff, 111,127 are dental workers and 150,273 are doctors which
states that size of NHS is large enough.
Scope: This policy can be applied for all recorded information which are held by trust even by
others on the behalf of trust. Thus, this policy cannot be applied to information which the trust
only holds on the behalf of organisation or other persons.

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Voluntary (Oxfam):
Size: The size of Oxfam is high as it has started with 20 charitable trust and operates in near about
90 countries along will million of volunteers.
Scope: The scope of firm is wider as it render welfare services all across the world in near about
90 countries.

Relationship between different
organizational functions
Marketing: This function has been resulted in enhancing full-fledged relationship among
consumers, retailers and suppliers.
Human Resource Department: HR function's has been resulted into hiring of an employee with
adequate power & potential to conduct business activities in an effective manner.
Finance: Finance Dept. has been resulted into accounting & controlling of funds of McDonald's for
financial year basis.

Relationship between different
organizational functions
Marketing: This function has been resulted in enhancing full-fledged relationship among
consumers, retailers and suppliers.
Human Resource Department: HR function's has been resulted into hiring of an employee with
adequate power & potential to conduct business activities in an effective manner.
Finance: Finance Dept. has been resulted into accounting & controlling of funds of McDonald's for
financial year basis.