...Faculty: Business and IT Exeter College BTEC Assignment Brief |Course Title: BTEC 90 Credit Diploma in Business/BTEC Certificate in | | |Business | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |[pic] | | |[pic] | | | | |Assignment Title:...
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...In this task I am going to describe what types of organisations and structures in retailing are. Also I am going to describe the different branches of organisation and structures. Describe at least 4 classifications of different types of stores Hybrid retailers Hybrid stores offer new combinations of products in the same store. For example, Waterstones located in the Reading Oracle Centre is a bookshop which has a combined coffee shop to offer a dual experience for the customers. This type of shopping experience combines social activities with shopping meaning customers are more relaxed and in a better frame of mind to spend longer browsing products and making purchases. Independent retailers Independent retailers usually have less than ten branches. They sell either a specialist range of products such as medicines or they are general convenience stores which sell groceries, household goods, wines and spirits. These stores offer their own personal service and flexible opening hours. An independent store owner gets to decide the discounts, pricing and other trading policies that they apply (as long as they operate within the UK trading laws of course). Many independent stores' market share particularly in the food sector have declined due to a rise of the supermarket chain stores opening in many neighbourhoods. Franchised retailers Franchisee retailers have the selling rights in a geographical area and they pay a fee based on sales to the franchiser. Franchisee businesses...
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...1. Investigate data and information Data is collected about individuals and groups by a large number of organisations and in a variety of ways. a) Form a group of approximately four students and discuss the organisation that is allocated to you by your tutor. b) Fill in the following table as you discuss what data is collected by the different organisation types, and how this data is used regarding individuals and groups. c) Present your ideas to the class. d) Organisation Type Data collected for individual What information can be gained from this data about individuals? What information can be gained from this data about groups? Government Departments Passport, Banking / Finance Retail Education Sector Search Engines Social networking sites 2. Data management Given the file structure shown in the above Figure, answer the following questions: a) How many records does the file contain? How many fields are there per record? b) What problem would you encounter if you wanted to produce a listing by city? How would you solve this problem by altering the file structure? c) If you wanted to produce a listing of the file contents by last name, area code, city, state, or zip code, how would you alter the file structure? d) What data redundancies do you detect? How could those redundancies lead to anomalies? 3. Question(s) a) Find definitions using your text or other appropriate source for...
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...Unit 29: Understanding Retail (10 Credits) Assessment Sheet Name: Rory Adamson ……………………………………………………………………………… | | | | | |Assessment Criteria |Achieved | | | | | |Pass 1 |Describe the structure and organisation of the retail sector | | | | | | |Pass 2 |Explain the process of distributing goods through different channels from the | | | |manufacturer to the customer. | | | | | | |Merit 1 |Compare the function of formats and locations in retailing. | | | | | | |Merit 2 |Compare the methods used to distribute products and services. ...
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...Due to some particular circumstances, if you are not able to attend a tutorial session, make sure to: a) let your tutor know asap the reason(s) you missed the class by email; b) submit your answers to the tutorial questions by its due date electronically using Moodle. Before attempting the following tutorial activities, you need to learn this week’s lecture slides. To gain more understanding of the topics covered in this week read Chapter 1 of your textbook. ASSESSABLE TASKS OF THE WEEK 1. Investigate data and information Data is collected about individuals and groups by a large number of organisations and in a variety of ways. a) Form a group of approximately four students and discuss the organisation that is allocated to you by your tutor. b) Fill in the following table as you discuss what data is collected by the different organisation types, and how...
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...Human Resource Management Table of Contents Abstract 3 CHAPTER ONE- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 4 1.1 Introduction: 4 1.1.2 Human resource 4 1.1.3 Employee Performance 5 1.2 Background of The Study 6 1.2.1 Retail sector in UK 6 1.2.2 Employees in retail sector 6 1.3 Purpose of the Study 7 1.3.1 Growth potential in UK retail 7 1.3.2 Business Strategy 8 CHAPTER TWO- LITERATURE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF RELATED THEORIES 2.1 Significant Literatures and Arguments 10 2.1.1 Working condition and productivity 11 2.1.2 Future outlook of the organization 12 2.1.3 Role of supervisor 12 2.2 Relevant Theories of Human Resource 13 2.2.1 Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory 13 2.2.2 Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors of job satisfaction 14 2.2.3 Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs theory 14 2.2.4 Expectancy Theory 15 2.2.5 Theory X and Theory Y 15 CHAPTER THREE- THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17 3.1 Research background 17 3.1.1 Sample selection 17 3.1.2 Data collection 19 3.1.3 Qualitative research and quantitative research 20 3.1.4 Data structuring 20 3.2 Hypothesis testing 21 3.2.1 Hypotheses to Be Tested 21 3.3 Research Technicalities 22 3.3.1 Measurement of Variable 22 CHAPTER FOUR- PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS 23 4.1 Statistical Representation Of The Survey 23 4.1.1 Key Findings of the Survey 25 4.2 Qualitative Analysis of the Hypotheses 27 4.2.1 Hypothesis #1 27 4.2.2 Hypothesis #2 29 4.2.3 Hypothesis#3 31 CHAPTER...
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...Understanding organisations and the role of human resources Unit 3HRC Workbook Cullen Scholefield Maxwelton House 41 Boltro Road Telephone: 0800 0185 052 Fax: 01444 459 221 Haywards Heath West Sussex Website: www.csgconsult.com Cullen Scholefield Limited a company registered in England No: 3298304 RH16 1BJ United Kingdom eMail: develop@csgconsult.com Contents Introduction 4 New qualifications 4 Overview of 3HRC Understanding organisations and the role of HR 6 Section one - Organisation context, purpose, aims and objectives 7 Section two - Different types of organisation 13 Section three - Understand how HR activities support an organisation 20 3HRC © Cullen Scholefield Page 2 of 27 This page is intentionally blank 3HRC © Cullen Scholefield Page 3 of 27 Introduction New Qualifications The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has introduced new qualifications in 2010 to reflect the knowledge and skills specified in the CIPD HR Profession Map and revised membership criteria The changes offer greater flexibility to you and providers, introduce a whole new suite of Intermediate level qualifications, and will meet the requirements of the new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). What is the QCF? The QCF is a new way of recognising achievement through the award of credit for units and qualifications. At present, it is hard to understand all the different types of qualification...
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...In this task I’m going to describe how marketing techniques are used to market products in two organisations. The two organisations that I have chosen are Tesco and Cafod. I’m going to define what marketing is and describe the marketing aims and objectives. I will describe growth strategies, cost limitation, brand awareness, perception of customers or users and Ansoff’s Matrix. I am also going to describe the relationship of corporate and marketing objectives, relationship marketing, brand positioning and extensions. Definition of Marketing Marketing is when business aim to satisfy customer needs by providing products or services. Marketing differs from selling because selling concerns itself with the principles and techniques of getting people to exchange their cash for the product. Marketing views the entire business process as consisting of a tightly integrated effort to discover, create, arouse and satisfy customer needs. In other words, marketing has less to do with getting customers to pay for the product as it does developing a demand for that product and fulfilling the customer's needs. Tesco is private sector. Tesco’s aims are to earn profit and grow by selling products and services to the customers. Tesco have SMART objectives which mean SPECIFIC – this means that their objectives needs to be precise, specifying, exactly who or what their want to involved, how many or how often and what they want to do. MESURABLE – this means that they need to include something...
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...and financial history of India. Most central banks around the world were established around the beginning of the twentieth century. The Bank was established on the basis of the Hilton Young Commission. It began its operations by taking over from the Government the functions so far being performed by the Controller of Currency and from the Imperial Bank of India, the management of Government accounts and public debt. After independence, RBI gradually strengthened its institution-building capabilities and evolved in terms of functions from central banking to that of development. There have been several attempts at reorganisation, restructuring and creation of specialised institutions to cater to emerging needs. The Preamble of the RBI describes its basic functions like this: '...to regulate the issue of Bank Notes and keeping of reserves with a view to securing monetary stability in India and generally to operate the currency and credit system of the country to its advantage.' The vision states that the RBI '...aims to be a leading central bank with credible, transparent, proactive and contemporaneous policies and seeks to be a catalyst for the emergence of a globally competitive financial system that helps deliver a high quality of life to the people in the country.' The mission states that 'RBI seeks to develop a sound and efficient financial system with monetary stability...
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...Wordhouse Ltd, Reading, UK Copyright © 2014 University of Sunderland ii Contents vi Introduction Unit 1 1 2 5 7 Concepts, models and theories 20 Introduction 2.1 A comparison of concepts, models and theories relating to competitive advantage 2.2 An evaluation of concepts, models and theories relating to strategic choice Case Study: Ciba Vision 2.3 Concepts, models and theories relating to strategic evaluation Case Study: The University of Exeter Self-assessment questions Feedback on self-assessment questions Summary 20 21 Strategic risk management 43 Introduction 3.1 Why strategic risk management is necessary in today’s climate Case Study: Research In Motion 3.2 Assessing and evaluating different types of risk facing the organisation 3.3 Evaluating risk management processes 3.4 Evaluating the role of organisational culture in...
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... HND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LECTURER: MR TAIWO OLAJUMOKE BATCH: 11 LEVEL: 4 BY SHAHZAD MIRZA UKCBC PARK ROYAL LONDON ID: 12878-RB HND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LECTURER: MR TAIWO OLAJUMOKE BATCH: 11 LEVEL: 4 BUSINESS ENVIROMENT | Introduction | 3 | 1.1 | Identify the purpose of organisations | 3-4 | 1.2 | Describe to which extent Iceland Supermarket Ltd meets objectives of its different stakeholders. | 5-6 | 1.3 | Explain various responsibilities of Iceland | 7 | 2.1 | Different economic systems | 8-9 | 2.2 | Fiscal and monetary policy | 10-12 | 2.3 | Competition policy and other regulatory mechanism | 13-14 | 3.1 | Market structures determine the pricing and output decisions | 15-21 | 3.2 | Which market forces shape Iceland Supermarket responses | 21-22 | 3.3 | How the business and cultural environments shape the behaviour of Iceland | 22-23 | 4.1 | Significance of international trade to Iceland Supermarket | 23 | 4.2 | Impact of global factors on Iceland Supermarket | 24 | 4.3 | Impact of policies of the European Union on Iceland Supermarket | 25 | | Conclusion | 26 | | References “ | 27 | CONTENTS “ Introduction...
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...Opportunities available to Home Depot (Circa 2005) were Restructuring, to make operations more sound and profitable, provision of internet shopping facilities to customers, and expanding the market geographically and locally, as well as targeting new market segments. It should be quite important to note that during the Nardelli era, the slogan Home Depot used was “Improve everything we touch”. Threats included declining home sales and market share, a looming credit crunch, a dip in the level of customer service and product knowledge hitherto offered due to poorly trained staff, and a saturation of the markets in North America. Increasing levels of Environmental Uncertainty as more layers of management are added to achieve a more vertical structure (Though still relatively simple) and decreasing levels of Resource Availability as competition heats up with Lowe, and even Wal-Mart. A look at the internal environment indicates that Home Depot’s Strengths include a strong brand name, diverse range of products, excellent reputation for customer service and product knowledge, dominance in the home improvement industry and entrepreneurial...
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... The history of these four banks can be traced back over 150 years, and together they encapsulate the development of the Indonesian banking sector. Today, Bank Mandiri continues this tradition of more than 150 years of delivering outstanding banking and financial services that was developed by the four legacy banks, all of which played an integral role in the development of the Indonesian economy over many generations. Bank Mandiri is currently at an advanced stage of the implementation of its 2010-2014 transformation program as part of which the Bank is working toward revitalizing its vision “To be the most admired and progressive Financial Institution in Indonesia”. To achieve this vision, the focus of Bank Mandiri’s business transformation in 2010 will focus on 3 (three) business areas, namely: Wholesale transactions, Retail deposits & payments, and Retail financing. These three focus areas are supported by the strengthened organization and the infrastructure improvements (branches, IT, operations, risk management) so as to provide integrated service solutions. In addition, the Bank is also supported by skilled human resources, constantly updated technology, prudent business practices and risk management, and a strong track record of good corporate governance. (Source: Bank Mandiri 2013 Annual Report) Question 1 a) Describe your understanding of the term competitive advantage in an industry or marketplace. Ans: An advantage that a firm has over its...
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...employees, customers, management, supply and demand and business regulations. I will be explaining two different businesses (Tesco’s and Chloe’s corner shop) that what their purposes are, what kind ownership are they and what is the type of their business. Then I will be going to describe the different stakeholders who influence the purpose of Tesco and Costcutter. This article will cover the purpose, ownership, organisational structure and strategic planning of both Tesco’s and Chloe’s corner shop. Tesco’s Tesco started in 1919 when Jack Cohlen started selling surplus grocery from a stall in east London. Mr Cohen who is the founder of Tesco made a profit of £1 from a sale of £4 on his first day. And today Tesco is the UKs biggest supermarket company by employing about 89000 people internationally and still expanding. Tesco is an international company they got their branches in over 14 countries which includes china, japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Mexico and many more. They got over 2500 stores internationally all around the world. Tesco is a public limited company or PLC that’s national (spread all over the parts of UK) and is also in every local borough in London. Tesco’s belong to the tertiary sector because it does not make products as such but it mainly provides a valuable service that consumers and other business are prepared to pay for and/ or use. Tesco sells different types of products and most of them are fair trade. Some other companies or people who have their own business...
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...An organisation is a formal structure of relationships, responsibilities and authorities through which specific objectives are achieved. 'A work organisation is a social arrangement for the controlled performance of collective goals' (Buchanan and Huczynski, 2004). Purposes of different types of Organisation: Business organisations: To make a profit in a socially standard way. For example: Airlines, Fast food. Non-profit service organisations: They want to help to all of people without any profit. For example: NHS, Universities. Mutual-benefit organisations: Individuals join together to pursue their own self-interest. For example: Clubs, Trade Union. Commonweal organisations: They provide service to all members of a given population. For example: Fire Service, Police. Organisations by their intended purpose: Purpose Primary beneficiary Examples Business Owners Manufacturers, Fast-food, Restaurants Non profit services Clients Universities, Hospitals Mutual-benefit Members Unions, Clubs Commonweal Public at large Police, Public schools Classifying Organizations: Sector classification: Private enterprise organisations: A "private sector" organisation is one that is owned and controlled by private individuals, not the government and usually exists to make a profit for its shareholders. Public sector organisations: A "public sector" organisation is one that is controlled by...
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