Business and the Business Environment Assignment - Organisational Types, Functions and Structures

Assignment Context and Business Scenario -

You have been employed as a Business Analyst by a large UK-based organisation of your choice to investigate different types and sizes of business they will have to compete with.

You are required to investigate and explain three different types of organisations, their size and classification to highlight differences between them. This should include their legal structure, size and scope, as well as their key stakeholders.

For one of the organisations you must then explain the various functions within the business and create an organisational chart to explain the interrelationships between different functions. You must also explain how this would be different in the other two organisations.

This will be presented as a report to the Chief Executive Officer and should include the following:

1. Introduction to provide an overview of different types of organisations and the growth of the international business environment.

2. An explanation of each of the chosen organisations, including: background details of the organisation; the products and services they supply; the size and scope of the organisation; their vision, mission and business objectives; the organisational and legal structure; and information about their stakeholders.

3. In detail, explain the functions for one of the chosen organisations, using an organisation chart to show how the functions interrelate and an explanation of how they relate to structure.

4. Use contemporary examples to demonstrate both the positive and negative influence/impact the macro environment has on business operations.

5. Determine the internal strengths and weaknesses of specific businesses and explain their interrelationship with external macro factors.

What you must do - The following issues are required to be carried out:

1: Explain the different types of organisations, including their size and scope.

You are required to explain three different types of organisations their size and classification to highlight the differences among them. This should include their legal structure, size and scope, as well as their key stakeholders. You should also analyse how the structure, size and scope of different organisations link to the business objectives and product and services offered by your chosen organisation.

2: Demonstrate the interrelationship of the various functions within an organisation and how they link to organisational structure.

Using your chosen organisations, explain the various functions within the business and create an organisational chart to demonstrate the interrelationships between different functions and how they link to organisational objectives and structure. In addition, you should analyse the advantages and disadvantages of the interrelationships between organisational functions and the impact that they can have upon organisational structure and provide a critical analysis of the complexities of different types of business structures and the interrelationships of the different organisational functions.

3: Use contemporary examples to demonstrate both the positive and negative influence/impact the macro environment has on business operations.

Using specific examples from your chosen organisation, use PESTLE to identify the positive and negative impact the macro environment has upon the business operations of your chosen organisation. You are also required to apply the PESTLE model appropriately to support a detailed analysis of the macro environment that affects the operations of your chosen organisation.

4: Determine the internal strengths and weaknesses of specific businesses and explain their interrelationship with external macro factors.

Using SWOT or TOWS conduct an internal and external analysis of your chosen organisation in order to identify its strengths and weaknesses and explain how strengths and weaknesses interrelate with external macro factors and justify how the analysis influence decision-making by your chosen organization. You should also critically evaluate the impact of both micro and macro factors have upon the business objectives and decision-making of your chosen organisation.