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...P5: Describe the influence of two economic environments on business activities within a selected. In this assessment I will be writing about the economic environment and how it affects the business. In this assignment I will be writing about the company National Health Service (NHS). National Health Service is a public sector company run by the government. But nevertheless all companies are affected by the economic environment. But in this assignment I will be highlight the two main factors that ‘Recession and Boom’. National Health Service is a company that is run by the government. It is a company that provides health service for the people living within the UK. National Health Service currently provides the service for the 50 million people that are living in Great Britain. The target and objective of the company is to help the ill patients and cure them. The demand is increasing for the service. This will lead to more job vacancies for the people. By providing the best possible service it will help improve the lives of the people and also increase the live expectancy. During the time of recession National Health Service was also affected amongst the other businesses that are run by the government also publicly. During the Recession NHS was largely affected as it was hit by £15 billion shortfall. This meant that poor service was provided and also the waiting lists would increase. Furthermore the term Recession means when there is a period of general period is decline, For...
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...Assignment Three – Task One and Two – P5 + M2. Economic Environment: The totality of economic factors, such as employment, income, inflation, interest rates, productivity, and wealth, that influence the buying behaviour of consumers and institutions. Business Cycle: A cycle, or series of cycles of economic expansion and contraction. Growth and Recession: Period of general economic decline, defined usually as a contraction in the GDP for six months (two consecutive quarters) or longer. Marked by high unemployment, stagnant wages, and fall in retail sales, a recession generally does not last longer than one year and is much milder than a depression. Although recessions are considered a normal part of a capitalist economy, there is no unanimity of economists on its causes. The economic environment is all of the economic factors such as employment, income, inflation, interest rates, productivity and wealth that influences the buying patterns of customers. An economic boom occurs when there is a high period of fast economic growth. The output is high because of an increased demand unemployment being low. After experiencing an economic boom, then comes the recession. This happens when the economic growth slows down and the level of output decreases. Unemployment is likely to increase and organisations may lose confidence and reduce their investments. After the recession there is a slump. This is a period when outputs slow down because of a reduction in demand. Customers...
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...P5- Describe the influence of the two contrasting economic environments on business activities within a selected organisation The chosen organisation to which I am going to be writing about is Asda. This is from the fact that Asda is a large supermarket to which everyone knows about. I am going to be looking at their contrasting economic environments on their business activities. There are 2 important economic environments that have an influence on business activities, growth and recession When economic growth occurs, when more goods are being produced and consumed, and incomes are rising. A growth company tends to have very profitable reinvestment opportunities for its own retained earnings. Economic growth will affect Asda as it would increase their profits due to more people wanting more products and wanting to spend their money. As people have more money to spend on luxuries instead of the essentials it means that the higher value products will be brought. For example the finest range or more expensive brands will be bought instead of Asda’s value range, because of this it means more money is being spent in the store which is an advantage for Asda. Fast economic growth also means that Asda’s output is high due to increased demand in products. This would mean that unemployment is lower than it should be. With the business confidence, this means that it may be a high leading to increased investment and could also be classed as a boom. With boom what happens is that they...
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...Assessment activity 1.3 P5 Boom and recession: What is a 'Boom’: A boom is a period of time during which sales of a product or business activity increases very rapidly. In the stock market, booms are associated with bull markets, whereas busts are associated with bear markets. The cyclical nature of the market and the economy in general suggests that every strong economic growth bull market in history has been followed by a sluggish low growth bear market. Breaking down 'Boom' Stocks that suddenly become very popular and gain strong elevated market profits are the result of a stock boom. An example of this is the internet technologies boom or "dot-com bubble" that occurred during the late '90s. This was one of the most famous booms in stock market history. As often occurs in a boom-and-bust cycle, this boom was followed by one of the biggest busts in history. This occurs because the growth that takes place in a boom is rarely maintained and backed up by actual company profits. What is a 'Recession': A recession is a significant decline in activity across the economy, lasting longer than a few months. It is visible in industrial production, employment, real income and wholesale-retail trade. The technical indicator of a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth as measured by a country's gross domestic product (GDP). BREAKING DOWN 'Recession'. Recession is a normal (albeit unpleasant) part of the business cycle; however, one-time crisis events...
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...| | | |FORM AB1: BTEC ASSIGNMENT BRIEF | | |QCF ASSIGNMENT FRONT SHEET | | |Qualification |Unit number and title | |BTEC SUBSIDIARY DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES |UNIT 1: BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT | |Learner name | Assessor name | | | | |Date issued | Hand in deadline |Submitted on | | | | | | ...
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...P5- Describe the influence of two contrasting economic environments on business activities within a selected organisation In this task I would be talking about the influence of two economic environments on business activities. So this could be how Sainsbury’s in the UK operated during the recession and the boom period. The UK is in the growth economic environment and this means the country was before in the recession economic environment and now it is growing. This does not mean they are a rich country compared to China. Economic • Importance of stability- stability is when business people can make predictions for the short and the medium term about likely demands for their products in the near future. For example, Sainsbury’s might want to have stability because they want to make sure the company is able to continue to make sales and profits. Stability involves being able to make deals which are secure. So when you borrow money from someone, you want to make sure you get the accurate payment. Sainsbury’s would want to make sure their stakeholders are getting what they want and to form a stable relationship with their stakeholders. For example, Sainsbury’s offers stability to Fair-trade cotton farmers. Sainsbury’s have committed to buying a year’s worth of cotton during the harvest period. This will allow the famers to plan how they use their money, as they will have a guaranteed annual income. Ninad Gupte, from the Project Executive Body Agrocel, said, “Cotton prices...
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...P5: Describe the influence of two contrasting economic environments on business activities within a selected organisation. M2: Compare the challenges to selected business activities within a selected organisation, in two different economic environments. This assignment is asking me to describe the influence of two contrasting economic environments on business activities within a selected organisation. Nike is a global brand specialising in the design and manufacture of athletic apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment; it is headquartered in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific Region. Its products are available through over 20,000 retail outlets, including those in its own footfall outlets, e.g. Nike Factory stores. This study considers the contemporary business environment of Nike using a PESTLE approach, paying particular attention to any human resources management (HRM) issues that may arise under each heading. Overall, it is argued here that Nike has attempted to address various business and social challenges by harmonising its value proposition to ‘Consumers, shareholders, business partners, employees, and the community.’ There are many external environmental factors that can affect your business. It is common for managers to assess each of these factors closely. The aim is always to take better decisions for the firm’s progress. Some common factors are political, economic, social and technological...
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...HESTIA HOUSING AND SUPPORT ADRESS 1ST & 2ND FLOOR MAYA HOUSE ,134-138 BOROUGH HIGH STREET LONDON SE1 1LB TELEPHONE +44 (0) 2073783100 FAX +44 (0) 2074075781 EMAIL info@hestia.org WEB SITE WWW.HESTIA.ORG LEGAL INFORMATION REGISTERED CHARITY: 294555 COMPANY NUMBER: 2020165 NATURE OF BUSINESS: CHARITY OWNERSHIP NO OWNER, RUN BY TRUSTEES SIZE LOCAL SECTOR TERTIARY LIABILTY DOES’T HAVE ANY ORGANISATION FOUNDER JIM HORNE CHAIRMAN MARTIN CHEESEMAN...
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...The Business Environment. P1 In this assignment I will be comparing two different organisations Sainsbury & Sir George Monoux. Sainsbury provides food and non-food products as well as other services. In contrast to Sir George Monoux that is a college providing services for students. John James Sainsbury found Sainsbury in 1869 this is when Sainsbury first shop opened. Over years and years Sainsbury has now become international in countries providing goods and service. Sainsbury is now one of the UK largest supermarkets chains/ operating more than 400 stores and employing over 142,000 people and can offer 30,000 different products and among these products offered Sainsbury own brand and fresh produce would comprise 50% of total products. Quality food and grocery products are sold by the supermarket and there are a lot of offers and service e.g. bakery, meat and fish, counter and non-food products such as clothing, home ware and pharmacy. Sainsbury is a PLC Public Limited Company this just means shares can be bought from Sainsbury this expands the business and more profits are made. The advantages of a PLC company is that there is limited liability for the shareholders also these business can raise large capital sum as there is no limit to the number of shareholders. Sainsbury has accomplished this by having shareholders all around England. The downside of a PLC is that there are lot of legal formalities required for forming a public limited company. It is costly and...
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...Risk & Returns of Asset Classes Source: http://www.weblivepro.com/articles/cpp/cppinfo.aspx Measures of Returns • Historical Returns ▫ Holding Period Return ▫ Alternative Measures Arithmetic Mean Geometric Mean Harmonic Mean • Expected Returns Measuring Historical Returns • Holding Period Return ▫ Total return on an asset or portfolio over the period during which it was held ▫ HPR = MV1 – MV0 + D MV0 MV1 = market value, end MV0 = market value, beginning D = cumulative cash distributions (at the end of period) • Annualized HPR ▫ (1 + HPR) ^ 1/n – 1 Measuring Historical Returns • Example: Mr. A bought an asset in 2005 for P100. He kept it for one year and sold it for P120 in 2006. He received a P5 dividend during 2006. What is the HPR on Mr. A’s investment? MV1 – MV0 + D HPR = MV0 = 25% = 120 – 100 + 5 100 Alternative Historical Return Measures: Returns for five years are 7%, 10%, 12%, 16%, and 20%. Compute the following: •Arithmetic Mean = (7% + 10% + 12% + 16% + 20%) / 5 = 13% •Geometric Mean 1/5 =...
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...the economy of the United States. The sustained increase and high level of spending on health care has been the subject of discussion and scrutiny for several decades. The enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) was hardly the first fiscal policy for healthcare in the history of the economy. There is a long list of fiscal policy attempts from predecessors such as Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Richard Nixon and most recently Bill Clinton (Sparer, p462). In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt drafted amended provisions to his pending Social Security legislation to include publicly funded health care programs but ultimately removed the provisions due to opposition by the American Medical Association (Coombs, p5). Following the Second World War, President Harry Truman called for universal health care as a part of his Fair Deal in 1949 but strong opposition stopped that part of the Fair Deal (Peon, p161-168). On July 30, 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the legislation establishing the Medicare and Medicaid program, social insurance programs administered by the United Stated government providing health insurance coverage to people who are either 65 or meet other special criteria for need (Roemer, p845). In October 1972, President Richard Nixon signed the Social Security Administration Amendments of 1972 which extended Medicare to those under 65 who have been severely disabled for over two years (Ball). The 1980’s saw the passage...
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...P5 - Design a promotional campaign for a given product/service to meet the needs of a given campaign/creative brief. In this assignment, I have a friend who is setting up a sandwich and snack bar to provide lunches for workers at a local industrial estate. To help him out I have agreed to design a promotional campaign. It is essential for this sandwich and snack bar to be located inside the local industrial estate. The sandwich/snack bar is aiming to provide lunch to the workers working at the industrial estate on a daily basis, which includes a seating area. To start of the new snack bar/sandwich bar, employees working at the snack bar would be handing out free samples of the fresh different flavoured sandwiches, Panini's, and samples of any other quick snacks. This will be done in order for the customers/consumers, specifically workers at the local industrial estate to experience the extravagant flavouring and taste, which will encourage them to come inside and buy more. The sandwich/snack bar will market the products sold at the sandwich/snack bar as healthy and nutritious as all the products which will be sold at the sandwich/snack bar would be made freshly and all ingredients and within comes with 100% fruit juice and a bag of either fruit or fruit salad. This will be a good idea, as nowadays many people seek to eat healthy therefore with the 100% fruit juice and the bag of fruit salad will encourage people to buy a quick tasty snack or a sandwich with their chosen flavours...
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...School of Business Course: HND Business Level 5 Unit Name: Marketing Principles Student Name: Date Issued: 10/07/2014 Fail P1 P12 P2 P13 P3 P14 P4 P15 Pass P5 P6 M1 P7 M2 Lecturer’s Name: Completion Date: 07/08/2014 Merit P8 M3 P9 D1 P10 D2 Distinction P11 D3 Year: 2013/14 Learning Outcomes: 1 Understand the concept and process of marketing, 2 Be able to use the concepts of segmentation, targeting and positioning, 3 Understand the individual elements of the extended marketing mix, 4 Be able to use the marketing mix in different contexts. Comments: Assessor’s Signature: Date:______________ Referred Late: Yes No Internal Verification: Yes No I declare that the work I am submitting for assessment contains no sections in copied in whole or part from any other source, unless it is explicitly identified by means of quotation mark or by means of wholly indented paragraphs. I declare that I have also acknowledged such quotations by providing detailed references in an approved format. I understand that unidentified and un-referenced copying both constitutes plagiarism which is an offence. I give my consent for my work being scanned by Turnitin formatively and summatively for the purposes of assessment. Student Signature: Received: Date: Date: T +44 (0)20 8795 5509 ǀ info@csbm.co.uk ǀ www.csbm.co.uk Capital House ǀ 388 High Road ǀ Wembley ǀ Middlesex ǀ HA9 6AR ǀ Registered in Cardiff. 7027500 EDEXCEL HND Business Level 5 Unit 13: Personal and Professional Development ...
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...for a firm’s shares means that it can raise a smaller amount of funds, so investment in facilities and equipment will fall. 3. Higher stock prices mean that consumers’ wealth is higher, and they will be more likely to increase their spending. 4. They channel funds from people who do not have a productive use for them to people who do, thereby resulting in higher economic efficiency. 5. The United States economy was hit by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Defaults in subprime residential mortgages led to major losses in financial institutions, producing not only numerous bank failures, but also the demise of two of the largest investment banks in the United States. These factors led to the “Great Recession” which began late in 2007. 6. The basic activity of banks is to accept deposits and make loans. 7. Savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, credit unions, insurance companies, mutual funds, pension funds, and finance companies. 8. Answers will vary. 9. In the period from 2007 to 2011, both inflation and interest rates have generally trended downward compared to before that period. 10. The data in Figures 3, 5, and 6 suggest that real output, the inflation rate, and interest rates would all fall. 11. Businesses would increase investment spending because the cost of financing this spending is now lower, and consumers would be more likely to purchase a house or a car because the cost...
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