L/508/0485 | Types of Business and Business Environment | Ford Motor

Scenario

Mr Barclay is well known businessman and philanthropist who consider himself as the citizen of the world. He hired Conrad's, a consulting company that specialise in collecting evidence which help him in deciding his next business in UK.  He consider himself new in regard to business environment in the country and want to develop his knowledge. Your are a research assistant in the company of Conrad's and you have to perform that task of generating a informative report which will share with Mr. Barclay. The chosen organisation that you have asked to focus on this report are as follows:

• Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
• Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)
• The British Heart Foundation
• Cancer Research
• Aviva
• Ford

Activity 1

You have to produce report which contains:

• A analysis that shows the challenges of different types of business structure and the relationship of types of organisational functions. This should be done by an analysis of how the structure, size and scope of organisations link to the business goals and product and services offered by the organisation. An evaluation of different types, size and scope of the organisations that comes under the three sectors; public, private and voluntary sectors you should make sure that you explain the legal structures that relate to each sector.
• An evaluation of the benefits and limitations of the interrelationships between the organisational functions and their influence on the organisation structure . This will include an explanation of the relationship between organisational functions and how they link to organisational objectives and structure. Your  should include a full explanation of the functional areas and what they actually do.
• An implementation of PESTLE model to help in detailed analysis of the macro-environment in an organisation (choose from one of the above organisations). Using your organisation identify specific examples to generate the negative and positive impacts of the macro environment on business functions.
• An evaluation of the impacts that both macro and micro factors have on business goals and decision-making. This support a SWOT/TOWS analysis for two chosen organisations that justifies the decision-making process. The report also evaluates how strengths and weaknesses relate with external macro factors.

Assessment Criteria 

You may also check : Business Environment | Schroders Plc. | PESTLE framework