Business Environment Report: HND Business Environment, Regent College

This report provides an overview of the business environment, focusing on various types of organizations, including public, private, and voluntary sectors. It explores their purposes, legal structures, and operational scopes. The report analyzes specific examples like the Crown Prosecution Service, John Lewis Partnership, and the British Heart Foundation, examining their backgrounds, products and services, missions, visions, sizes, objectives, and legal structures. The content highlights the dynamic nature of the business environment and the importance of understanding it for effective management and decision-making. The report concludes that a thorough understanding of the business environment is crucial for achieving better results and making informed decisions. References to academic sources are included to support the analysis.

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Table of Content
• Introduction
• Various types of organisation with their purpose
• Size and scope of range of various business organisations
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
Environment of business is ever changing in nature
which need to understand by managers of a company so
that better results could be drawn. It is really important
to analyse and understand the environment properly so
that better and supported results could be drawn.

Various types of organisation with their
purpose
Business environment is dynamic in nature which could
be change or modify with every course of time. It is
really important for managers to understand the
environment in an appropriate and suitable manner so
that better and effective working could be done.

Public sector
Types Overview Purpose
Public sector: Public
sector companies are
those which usually
controlled by the central
government or local
authority of a company.
Crown prosecution
services is one of a
public sector
association of UK whom
working for criminal
prosecution in England
an Wales. It was
formed in the year 1986
and have more than
6000 employees at
work.
Their major
purpose of this
organisation is to
provide suggestion
and advise to the
legal policies and
other investigation
agencies while
organising criminal
investigation. It is
headed by the
director of public
prosecution.

Private sector
Types Overview Purpose
Private sector:
Several
organisations in the
UK running privately
and solely focus on
profit generation
capacity. It get
controlled by an
individual. There are
various kind of
private sector
operations are
taking place in UK
which are sole
trader, partnership
etc.
John lewis
partnership is one of
retail sector
enterprise in UK
with nature of limited
company. Company
owned by trust on
behalf of their
employees whom
receive a share of
profit in context. It
was founded in the
year 1929 and have
more than 80000
employees.
Their major purpose
is to deliver quality
products to their
customers so that
more and more
profit could be
generated which
simplifies effective
and appropriate
working.

Voluntary sector
Voluntary: These are
such kind of entities
whom usually
working in favour of
society not with a
motive for generating
profit but clear to
resolve issues
present in social
environment. They
made a vast positive
impact on every
individual so that
better associated
working could be
done and manage.
British heart
foundation is one of
charity business in
UK which was
formed in 1961. it
was founded with an
aim to reduce the
number of deaths
which taking place
due to heart
problems. It get
started with
assistance of some
medical
professionals.
A major purpose or
sole work which
could done by this
voluntary entity is to
control the heart
diseases in UK but
launching awareness
events so that better
associated working
could be done.
Types Overview Purpose

Size and scope of range of various
business organisations
Every business is differ from each other as per the size,
scope, stakeholders etc. There is a need to assess them
properly so that better and effective working could be done
in a beneficial manner.

Crown Prosecution Services
Backgroun
d
Product
and
services
Mission and
vision
Size and
objectives
Legal
structur
e
Service
providers
whom
prosecutes
criminal
cases that
studies by
the police
and other
investigatin
g agencies
over in
England
and Wales
Services
providing
company
which
prosecutes
the cases of
criminal
offense.
The mission
and vision of
crown
prosecution
standardise as
follow:
Decide which
case should
be
prosecuted
The size of
this
association
is not so
big as they
only
operated in
England
and Wales
Appropri
ate
structure
which
support
to
provide
appropri
ate
suggesti
on
related
with
each and
every
case

Independe
nt
organisati
on and
decision
making is
also not
depends
on others
Support
tin
presenting
cases to
court
Present
cases to
court
Provide
support to
prosecution
witness

John Lewis Partnership
Background Product and
services
Mission and
vision
Size and
objectives
Legal
structure
It usually
operates in
retail section
where sole
focus in on
profit and
revenue
All kind of
products
which
includes
beauty, skin
care, Make
up,
Fragrances
etc.
Purpose of
mission of a
company is to
spread
happiness to all
members
through their
worthwhile and
satisfying
employment in
successful
business.
Size of an
organisation
is wide in
frame with
clear motive
to generate
profit and
revenue.
Company
have
definite
legal
structure
where
they are
limited by
liability so
that they
are not
going to
issue
more
shares
than their
whole
assets
value.

Third largest
non traded
company of
UK as per the
Sunday times
Also deals
in gift
products
and
services
Objective
of a
company
is to:
Spread
happine
ss
Satisfying
employe
es
Another
structur
e which
need to
followed
up is
taking
need to
register
ed
under
compani
es act,
1996.