Business Organisations in a Global Context

business in a global environment. As part of your internship you will accompany your line manager to the event. She has asked you to help her with the preparation for the presentation.

Activity 1

She has asked you to prepare a draft presentation for delegates at the conference, so they can understand the key differences between global business operations. There are likely to be over 50 delegates present so the style of your presentation will need to take account of this. You decide to start the task by preparing some detailed notes in preparation for producing the presentation. Your line manager agrees with this proposal and has asked you to submit the notes to her, along with the presentation.

The notes and your draft presentation should cover the following points on global business operations:

- an analysis of the key differences between organisations working in different sectors, industries and contexts
- an assessment of the responsibilities of organisations operating globally
- an evaluation of strategies employed by organisations operating globally.

LO1, assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Activity 2

In addition to the presentation you have been asked to provide each conference delegate with a handout of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) that shed light on the significant economic and political factors impacting on organisations. Your handout should be set out as a series of questions and answers, covering the following:

- an analysis of how the performance of a national economy impacts on the activities of business organisations
- an explanation of the measures taken by governments to influence the activities of business organisations.

LO2, assessment criteria 2.1, 2.2

Activity 3

At the conference, your line manager is approached by the Chief Executive of an organisation representing local businesses. The Chief Executive has asked Greenfield to produce a booklet which his members would use as an example of the types of issues impacting on business activities in a named country. Your line manager wishes to involve you in the preparation of the booklet and has asked you to:

- carry out a review of the global environment in which businesses are currently operating in the named country
- propose strategies to address issues affecting business activities in this country.

LO4, assessment criteria 4.1, 4.2

Activity 4

At the end of the conference, the organisers of the event ask Greenfield to write an article for their in-house magazine ‘Global Business News'. The purpose of the article is to provide an exposition of the significant issues coming out of the conference and in particular the impact of global factors on business organisations. Your line manager asks you to produce a draft for her to consider. The article should cover the following:

- an explanation of the implications of global integration on business organisations
- an assessment of the effect of international trade on domestic products and services
- a review of the impact of the global economy on businesses
- an assessment of how ICT technologies have facilitated globalisation