Business Environment: Market Forces and Organizational Functions

This report provides an analysis of organizational structures within various business types, including public, private, voluntary, and cooperative sectors, using Unilever, Brakes, Wellcome Trust, and CHS Inc. as examples. It examines the legal structures, scopes, sizes, and stakeholders of these organizations, highlighting the differences between small, medium, and large enterprises, as well as transnational, international, and global organizations. The report further explores the impact of market forces and economic operations on businesses, focusing on demand and supply, and income elasticity. It also discusses the functions within an organization such as marketing, production, finance, and human resources, linking these functions to organizational structures like functional, divisional, and matrix structures. Finally, the report evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of interrelationships between organizational functions, concluding that while coordination and efficiency can be enhanced, conflicts and employee overburdening can also arise. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments and past papers for students.