Business Environment Report: Skoda Auto - Macro Factors and Analysis

This report delves into the business environment of Skoda Auto, examining its operations within public, private, and voluntary sectors, and legal structures. It explores the size and scope of various organizational types, analyzing the relationship between organizational functions and objectives, particularly focusing on marketing and finance within Skoda. The report identifies and evaluates the macro environmental factors impacting Skoda's business operations, presenting both pros and cons. A SWOT analysis is conducted, including internal and external factors, to assess Skoda's position. Furthermore, the report examines how Skoda's strengths and weaknesses interrelate with external factors. The report concludes with a comprehensive overview of the company's performance and outlook.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1
P1 Types and purposes of public, private and voluntary sectors and legal structures..........1
P2 Size and scope of range of various types of organisations................................................3
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................4
P3 Relationship in between the organisational functions and objectives ..............................4
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................5
P4 Various macro environmental factors that impact on business operations as pros and cons
................................................................................................................................................5
TASK 4 ...........................................................................................................................................6
P5 SWOT analysis as well as the internal and external analysis of skoda ............................6
P6 Strengths ans weaknesses interrelate with the external factors as above Skoda auto ......8
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Business environment leads to the something through which they can also operate their vacuum.
They not only turn as the operational as well as they are only as the mix environment. Although
it also consider as the sum of their internal components as well as the external components which
radically influence their rest of the business. Usually they are only responsible foe their affecting
business which might be actually affect to their functioning and performance of the commercial
enterprise (Boons and Lüdeke-Freund, 2013). This may be include their management system ,
employees as well as their consumers too. This kind of there supply and demands largely affect
tot heir working condition of the company.
This report is going to present about the Skoda company brand which actual operated
their pro0duct in various different countries. They also work as the local manufacturer too. In
1895 in Czechoslovakia, two keen cyclists, Vaclav Laurin and Vaclav Klement, designed and
produced their own bicycle (Gecevska and et. al., 2010). Their business became Skoda in 1925.
Skoda went on to manufacture cycles, cars, farm ploughs and airplanes in Eastern Europe. Skoda
overcame hard times over the next 65 years. These included war, economic depression and
political change. By 1990 the Czech management of Skoda was looking for a strong foreign
partner. Volkswagen AG (VAG) was chosen because of its reputation for strength, quality and
reliability
TASK 1
P1 Types and purposes of public, private and voluntary sectors and legal structures.
Business and business environment is that kind of the element in which they usually
contain their various factors on their performant for there when industry which is basically
depends on. There are various types of their organisation which therefore, incudes their public,
private and voluntary. There are several outlines in which these kind of the sector can be
explained them appropriately. There are some of the description are as follows :-
private sector :- These are simply consist of their business company which actually
operate and run by their groups of people and many individuals either in which they totally own
the system. They share there such kind of the system in which h actually required to be traded in
context of their stock market and other who is interested so they can buy them (Ullah and Lai,
2011). There is the benefit which would be shared but those kind of the various private
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individuals and other no one is given to their share of this profit. There can also be various
private firm which is actually around tot heir profit. There also can be so various private firms
around their world which make their nation as well as their country a better kind of place to
lives. They also provide and offer the, so many kind of the opportunities and facilities although.
They are also analyse by there great kind of effect other their economy of the United Kingdom. It
is very great importance as well as their significance. There are varies different types of the
private firms wither the large and small according to their own kid of the capacity of the
production they actually made, number of the employees which are working in their company so
they lastly their amount of the capital which they holds altogether (Craig and Campbell,
2012Bryman, A. and Bell, E., 2015.Laumer, S., Eckhardt, A. and Weitzel, T., 2010). Although
the Skoda company came into the business in about the year of 1925. they side to manufacture as
well as produce tot heir cars, cycles, and other things. They came into the competition by the
very hard struggling periods of about the 65 years at last.
Public sector :- This kind f the field consider their kind of the bushiness which actually
monitored by their authority of their country. They actually tend to make deliver their services of
the products so they can actually fulfil thee demands as well as their general public of the nation.
This is the company which do not ave their private support for their kind of provision so they can
also funding although which they are in favour by their taxes which as already been paid by the
pluck to their government do carrying as well as also provide them various kind of the different
facilities at the effective and efficient level. Nestle actually been found in the earn of 1866 by the
Henri Nestle. This company also has expanded their products by the approximately about the
8000 variety brands and more. They are known to provide as their very large rage of the products
and distribute them across the al over world in which the include the coffee, shakes, water
bottles,beverages, cereals, junk food, tasty and healthy products of the food and many more.
Voluntary sector :- This kind of the sector which is actually known as their non profit
organisation that is not so made with their in concern so they can build their money either the
profit in their open real world scenario (Boons and Lüdeke-Freund, 2013). They also can be form
and make so they can help as well a so support their society which form their harsh situations
which actually cones in their own way. This kind of the firm is usually owner either regulate by
the individual; person as well as by the group of people.
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P2 Size and scope of range of various types of organisations
Public field :- This organisation names Nestle is very collaborative as well as joint
venture along with the company, they also include them in the cereal partners with the general
mills, beverage partners worldwide attached with he coca cola, There is the Nestle with the
Colgate and Palmolive. In the year of 1905, this company also merged wit the another condensed
mill company names as the Anglo Swiss. This the Nestle considered and very concern about
their condensed mill in their orogen which is of approximately of $240000 (Storey and Greene,
2010). As after speeding their time to the very large parts of the business of ban done actually are
therefore get he increase about to her 240000 pounds. As far the they returning to their own
roots, this company has almost bought all the US baby food manufacturers for around the 5.5
billion. These Nestle also get agreed so they can sell their stake from the Alcon to Novartis.
Private field :- Skoda is one of there leading car manufacturer company in the Europe
which provides their an average and more than their five millions car a year. That is also give
them about their own 12% of shared of the world car market at all. The other Volkswagen AG
comprises the Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, SEAT, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles,
Lamborghini, Bentley and Bugatti brands (Aterido, Hallward-Driemeier and Pagés, 2011).
Although each kind of the brands has their own unique specialized feature as well as the
character which make them different form the others. The specific character and other is
independent in their own market . Skoda almost sells their Skoda cars through this networks of
their independent franchised dealers with this.
Voluntary field :- Funds are actually needed so they raise their own various sources over
though. It basically includes their various shops which determine and possess their 51 stores
throughout the goods which is selling and other which they donate to their public audience. The
government also help to allocate them over the $3.5m for Oxfam to eyot. Therefore the predicate
dominators and their corporate and other institutional funding foe their supporters so in context
with the donations of the regularly through their direct debit foe some special extra appeal.
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TASK 2
P3 Relationship in between the organisational functions and objectives
For this kid of the company the Skoda which actually mention as in this kind of the
reports which has their several functions and operations which needs to be perform and they also
try top perform it in their such way. The cold also help them in accomplishment of the goals as
well as their objectives which they actually desired for (Zott, Amit and Massa, 2011). Their is
the very major aim so they can ensure which ever task they though that they should be managed
properly in their very effective and efficient manner as week. The work also can be done in very
continence and easily too. The functions of the organisations are needed to be set as according to
their own demands of their consumers and their company they also as according to their legal
structure and their demands for the customer of this particular organisations. These kind of the
some basic targets also can be accomplished by their company only id their employees which are
working under their specific firm which would follow up their accurate proper procedure in their
very effective way. There are some of the basic functionalistic which has to be compel by this
particular company are as follows :-
Marketing: This is an very essential operation in Skoda company which accurately
defines connexion in between consumer along with products of their cited company.
Fundamentally with the assistance of their primary aim is to strictly target the sepcific audience.
Their action actually involve like advertising, promotion, selling and customer physical
phenomenon with the accumulation of feedbacks as well as the response (Trkman, 2010).
Through with this Skoda company actually help them to raise their sales and earn large number
of the profit with large strength. Their major focussing is on almost all kind of the age building
block of people forthcoming in their showrooms and also being has provided items according to
all of their preferences and other categories of people. They also make sure that each and every
one demands to get thing very special reported to their condition. In time of festival they try to
carry out to various latest and new campaigns of advertising which will clutch the customised
curiosity and sort the citizenry gets connected to them. As also by furnish their several kind of
discounts they offer surprises to their buyers (Sekaran and Bougie, 2016).
Finance: The is one of the most important purpose as well as function for any kind of
the business industry to work as their financial component. As according to these managing
director which can help them to take entire decisions for Skoda company. The stockholder of this
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establishment is essentially dependent on these kind of the component so they make any kind of
expend for this unfindable. There is the survey reports which is also settled accordant to this
applied maths which comprise relationship and fiscal factor for their organization officials to
take very shortened time to their take short term determination (Siewiorek and et. al., 2012). As
along by their proper investigation which is also carried out in between their contrary get out of
the companionship then that can only the management sector which try to assign budget for
diverse sections of their unendurable according to the estimations which is also render within
their own company. This Skoda company is lining with the some tough kind of competition. This
might be help them so they easily can make them place alone from their contender. The
department of the financial for the companionship necessarily to be same powerful adequate.
TASK 3
P4 Various macro environmental factors that impact on business operations as pros and cons
To make an exploration of their other corporation's external and other macro environment
which actually goes under their own process of the PESTLE analysis. In their almost countries it
is utilized as the analysis in which is consist of political, environmental, social, technological,
legal as well as economical. These all components affect to their external macro environment of
the organisations. There are Pestle analysis is describes in brief are as follows :-
Political:- It is all posses with the policies which is also implemented by their
government such as their involvement as in their own economy. It is also basically include their
various kind of the goods as well as the services so they can also be produced (Carroll and
Shabana, 2010). There are the proprietors in their relation to the other support of the business.
There is the political decision making which also act as the very crucial and play very vital role
fro the some business which is exactly related tot heir educations, infrastructure facilities and
health as well. The Skoda company, changes various in laws and other some of the rules some
of them are as accounting standards, environmental laws, legal powers of their business
especially in their other trades at the global level.
Economical :- It possibly might be include their other economic growth, exchange rates,
inflation rates as well as the interest rates. There are some of the elements which have their own
potential so they usually make that effective on the decisions as well as the operations (Wirtz,
Schilke and Ullrich, 2010). As per considering the Skoda company, The interest rates actually
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can be affect tot he large number of cost of capitals. Although it usually also determine their
extent f growth and their business and other expansion.
social :- It basically includes their own cultural aspects, population growth rates, health
perceptions, career attitudes, age distribution and other emphasis on safety. There is the changes
in their other social factors which actually influence their operations and the product demands. If
the process of ageing may generate their less willing and small workforce. This actually may
leads tot their increase in the respective cost of labour as well (Fernando, 2011). So as per
refereed to the Skoda company they need to cope up with their trends which should be various
management strategies so they can be need to adopt. As for example, they should be more
concerned on their age limit of their respective workers while either during the recruiting the
fresh candidates.
Technological :- The technological modification , technical inducements and automation
which al together can be referred as their elements. These are kind of the elements which may
also influence to there outsourcing decision, efficient level of the production in the company and
other barriers of market entry. While considering this technological aspects Skoda needs to
produce their branded motor cars. The technology also need to be as the centric due to this it
automatically build up the opportunities of fresh products and other product improvements in
the relation of marketing.
TASK 4
P5 SWOT analysis as well as the internal and external analysis of skoda
The study of this firm is to carry out their all internal as well as the external elements
which it could be all needed so they an so as the SWOT analysis of their company (Cantwell,
Dunning and Lundan, 2010). The strengths as well as the weaknesses is basically all consist of
the internal components of their company. There is one of the major needed for the realistic and
the other real position of the organisation in their own market. The weakness and their strengths
are all can be described as there lets which is very essential for the Skoda company to succeed in
their future. There is the external one of also which actually include in their kind of opportunities
as well a their threat. These both are responsible foe building an pressure over their company so
they can also perform better in the pressurised and tensed situations. They are obligated here for
offering such kind their typical situations in which their company also can improve their benefits
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and the good pros as well.. It is trustworthy for establishment their kind of the fresh roots in
market due tot heir other favourable conditions. They are also formed as in their favour on
company though which the help to improvise their productivity. There is the Swot analyses of
the Skoda company which are as described are as follows :-
Strengths Weaknesses
 Skoda manufactured their cars that their
consumer would also enjoy. Which is
quite different from their simply
maximizing their sales.
 Skoda always branded them as their
quality product that also satisfies their
customers (Wild, Wild and Han,
2014).
 In their consumer satisfaction survey
they always ask for them in which the
owner feel about their case which have
also owner for at least the six months.
 Skoda has been trending and also in the
top five manufacturers in their
investigations report for past 13 years.
 The model of the Skoda's Octavia
model has their also won the 2008 Auto
driver express there power best cars.
 Skoda has still lacks of the strong
appral.
 Skoda has their only 1.7 % of the
market share. This is also made up of
very smaller player in their market for
the cars.
 The cars has an their image of the poor
vehicle design, quality, assembly and
material.
 This poor perceptions also has affected
to their skoda owners,
 It is high maintenance in terms of the
cost.
Opportunities Threats
 Customers loved their cars which is
more than their owners of the
competitors brand such as their Ford
and Renault.
 It usually focuses on their existing
 The competitor launching there cheaper
products. They also made their Skoda
to loose their market to share again.
 The Skoda demands for a strong
product range in completion in India
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strengths which can provide their case
focused on the customer experience.
 It can be enable to differentiate Skoda
brand to make enough stand out and the
business competitive environment.
and globally too.
P6 Strengths ans weaknesses interrelate with the external factors as above Skoda auto
In this organisation there are various activities and the process which might be done
basically by the performing their own operations in their own particular manner. They usually
must related to each other. There are various elements which influences to their duo to their other
macro components which might be positive and native do their company which demands for the
success. As along with their The SWOT analysis which is also relayed to them and also as well
connected to their macro environment elements which effect to their own performance and the
company's activities. In the Skoda company managers well as their team leaders of the company
are responsible to make sure that the work should be done properly and make them guide as per
the demands so I order to accomplish their own objectives and goals. The government also has
enacted toward it and which also formed as their various organisational films. This company has
to be very clean and legally correct so they should product their products and services which in
according to their rules and regulations of their specific terms of the administrations terms
(Teece, 2010). The automatically which is the company which can gain some of their success in
their failure. As apart from this there us still various factors is present there which affect rot the
performance of the company at the internally as well as the externally in this the political factor
is also includes.
CONCLUSION
As according to the above mentioned report, it has been conclude that there can be so
numerous organisation which has their unparalleled characterisation as well as their unique
function and their property and scope to differentiate them from each other. There is besides
respective organisational purpose which are explained in this written report which has confident
kinship within this troupe. There is SWOT as well as PEST analysis of Skoda in this report. In
the last sub division there is a relation which is raddled 'tween the cardinal reasoning.
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