...Year 12 BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Business BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Business Year 12 BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Business BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Business Unit 1- The Business Environment Unit 1- The Business Environment | Student name | ------------------------------------------------- Assessor name | | | Date issued | Completion date | Submitted on | 5th September 2013 | 29th November 2013 | 2nd December 2013 | Qualification | Unit number and title (Credit Value) | BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in BusinessBTEC Level 3 Diploma in Business | Unit 1- The Business Environment Credit Value- 10 | | | Assignment title | | The aim of this unit is to give learners the fundamental knowledge of a range of business organisations, and the many factors that shape the nature of organisations operating in an increasingly complex business world. | | Assignment title | | The purpose of this assignment is to: 1. Know the range of different businesses and their ownership 2. Understand how businesses are organised to achieve their purposes 3. Know the impact of the economic environment on businesses 4. Know how political, legal and social factors impact on business. | ScenarioYou work for the Chamber of Commerce as a Business Adviser and have been asked to visit businesses in the local area to outline to them the variety of businesses which exist and to explain to them the factors which...
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...Unit 1: The business environment Help sheet 1.1.1 P1 Describe the type of business, purpose and ownership of two contrasting businesses To achieve P1, you must complete Task sheet 1.1.1, a case study, as well as Worksheets 1.1.1 to 1.1.4. You must also write a detailed presentation about two organisations. • You must ensure that the two organisations chosen are very different. For example, a large plc, such as Tesco, and a charity, such as Save the Children. This will make it easier to compare the environments. • It is a good idea to choose organisations that you are interested in, but that also have a large amount of information available. Therefore, spend some time researching a few organisations that might be of interest to see which one will make this task the easiest. • The same organisations will be used for tasks other than P1 so look ahead in the assignment to make sure the information you will need is available. • Once you have chosen your organisations, you need to research them in order to be able to identify the type of businesses they are. You must identify which scale they operate at and what sector they operate in. Make sure you give evidence and reasoning to back up your decisions. • The purpose and ownership of a business can often be seen on its website. However, you may find a phone interview very useful for collecting all the information you need. This can then be used as evidence. Remember to reference your work when necessary. ...
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...|Unit Number and Name: |Unit 1 The Business Environment | |Unit Code: |D/502/5409 |Credit Value: |10 | |QCF Level: |BTEC National |Guided Learning Hours: |60 | |Assessor: | | Unit 1 The Business Environment |Assignment Deadlines | |Assignment Deadline Date: |Hand out date: |Submission date: | | |Task 1 (P1 P2 M2 D1) | | | |Assignment Hand in Dates | | | | | |Task 2 (P3 M1) | | | | |Task 3 (P4) | ...
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... |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 | | | | | | | | |Assignment title(s) |Legal and organisational structures | | |Stakeholders and their influence...
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... | | | | | |5th November 2012 |3rd December 2012 |3rd December 2012 | |Qualification |Unit number and title | | | | |BTEC Level 3 National Subsidiary Diploma in Business |Unit 1: The Business Environment | | | | |Assignment title |Similar Businesses in Different Worlds | |In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following...
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...BTEC LEVEL 3 Unit 1 THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ASSIGNMENT ONE Within this unit you will consider the different types of businesses and sectors, their strategic plans and consider their main stakeholders. In the second half, you will be considering the impact of external influences (political, legal and social) on businesses. Scenario: You are a junior journalist working for the Business Review. You have been asked to write an article for prospective businessmen and women thinking of setting up a new business. Most businessmen and women you have spoken to are not sure about the legal ownerships and activities of businesses generally. They also feel they require more information regarding how some local, national, international and global businesses operate. You should research two organisations; one should be a not-for-profit organisation and the other a for-profit organisation. (For-profit organisation should be McDonalds; you must now select a not-for-profit organisation of your choice). P1: describe the type of business purpose and ownership of two contrasting businesses. Here you will need to include all the information outlined below: 1. TYPE OF BUSINESS BY SECTOR The type of business in terms of: * Geographical scope (local, national, international or global) * Sector (primary, secondary, tertiary) * Type of goods/services offered 2. TYPE OF OWNERSHIP * Describe the different types of ownerships (Public/private sector; sole...
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... Business Environment |Unit 1 | |Learner Name: |Date issued: | | |Learner Reg. No. : |Date due for return: | | |Teacher: |Mr O Henry |Date submitted: | | |Email: |o.henry@stthomasmoreschool.org.uk | | | Learning outcomes On completion of this unit a learner should: • Know the range of different businesses and their ownership • Understand how businesses are organized to achieve their purposes. • Know the impact of the economic environment on businesses. • Know how political, legal and social factors impact on business. Unit content 1 Know the range of different businesses and their ownership Range of different businesses: local; national; international; global; public; private; not-for-profit/voluntary; sectors of business activity (primary, secondary and tertiary) Business purposes: supply of products or services; difference between profit and not-for profit organisations Ownership: public...
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...sheet Qualification BTEC ED in Business Cohort Unit 3 1/2, Introduction to marketing Assessor Learner name Boris de Kleer name Issue date 17-11-2014 Submission date 2014-2017 Unit number and title C. Segers Submitted on Please list the evidence submitted for each task. Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found or describe the nature of the evidence (e.g. video, illustration). Criteria reference To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the learner is able to: Task no. Page number or description P1 Describe how marketing techniques are used to market products in two organisations Explain the points of view of different stakeholders seeking to influence the aims and objectives of two contrasting organisations. Evaluate the influence different stakeholders exert in one organisation. Describe the different stakeholders who influence the purpose of two contrasting businesses Describe how two businesses are organised. Explain how their style of organisation helps them to fulfil their purposes. Describe the influence of two contrasting economic environments on business activities within a selected organisation. Compare the challenges to selected business activities within a selected organisation, in two different economic environments Describe how political, legal and social factors are impacting upon the business activities of the selected organisations and their stakeholders. Analyse...
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...BTEC Level 3 in Business – Unit 1 – The Business Environment Context Think of a business as a ship on the high seas. The captain and crew of the ship are steering the ship on its journey but the ship is also affected by other influences such as the weather, tides and currents. The captain and crew have no control over these but they must be able to respond effectively to the intervention of events such as a storm in order for the ship to successfully complete its voyage. Just like a ship has to respond to the influences of its environment (the ocean) a business must also react to a number of factors that will be beyond its control. These can come from hugely varied sources, from the weather to a war on the other side of the world. The economy and government attempts to control it are more obvious influences on business activities but how each business will be affected are vastly different. During this unit you will investigate the differences in businesses; how they are run organised and influenced. Why certain businesses are organised in different ways and which individuals and organisations are interested in the progress of different businesses. By the end of this unit you should understand: • The range of different businesses and their ownership. • How businesses are organised to achieve their purposes. • The impact of the economic environment on business. • How political, legal and social factors impact on a business. Scenario A bank wants...
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...work in the business section of the Gulf News. The Newspaper has asked you to put together a small guide for the readers to understand more about two businesses. They want you to focus on two contrasting companies; this can be your choice. The purpose of the article is to contrast two businesses in respect of their business purpose, ownership type, organizational structure and their strategic planning; the newspaper wants to help readers understand more about businesses. The second business must be a contrasting business from the first. Task 1: (P1) P1: Describe the type of business, purpose and ownership of two contrasting businesses. • One of the businesses has to be profit making • The second business should be not for profit and operate on a different size to the first. • You should set it out as a written guide for readers of the newspaper. You must consider the following; Range of different businesses: local; national; international; global; public; private; not-for-profit/voluntary; sectors of business activity (primary, secondary and tertiary) Business purposes: supply of products or services; difference between profit and not-for profit organizations. Ownership – public, private and voluntary sectors; types of ownership, e.g. sole trader, partnership, private and public limited companies, government departments, governments agencies, worker cooperatives, charitable trusts; main implications of different types of ownership on business (extent...
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...Guy Beagley INTERNATIONAL MARKETS P5 DESCRIBE THE INFLUENCE OF TWO CONTRASTING ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WITHIN A SELECTED ORGANISATION m2 COMPARE THE CHALLENGES TO SELECTED BUISNESS ACTIVITIES WITHIN AA SELECTED ORGANISATION, IN TWO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTS Economic Environments dESCRIBE THE INFLUENCE OF TWO CONTRASTING ECONOMIC environments ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WITHIN A SELECTED ORGANISATION Introduction In this report I will be discussing the business environment, specifically that of China and the United Kingdom and the influences of two economic environments that contrast each other over different business activities. I will also be discussing the challenges that the selected business activities within Tesco (Tesco being the organization that I have decided to talk about) within the economic environments of China and the United Kingdom. Gross domestic product Gross Domestic Product is the measure of a country’s business industry using the data that is taken from GDP the government can establish what the estimated wealth of the country is and also the average lifestyle is that the country is living in such as rich or poor. GDP is the monetary value of all finished goods and services that the companies that are active have developed, manufactured and finished and create if it is in terms of the services that a company might supply. GDP is usually taken per year the data that is finally taken as a result of the government working it out is then...
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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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...gain a pass you will need to describe the functional activities and their interdependencies (how they fit together) in two organisations. Use the same two organisations that you have been looking at for your assignment work so far on this unit, and draw charts and diagrams which show their functional activities. Explain in detail what each of the functions involves. Show how the functions fit together, e.g. the relationship between marketing and customer service, or how the call centre fits into the overall structure of the organisation. Draw a clear and well-labelled diagram of your organisation. Use lines and arrows to join up the various positions in the company. Then describe clearly what each of the functions involves and how they fit together. Merit m 2 To gain a merit you will need to compare the factors which influenced the development of the internal structures and functional activities of these organisations. Why do they have different structures? How does the structure relate to the particular sector (private/public/voluntary or charity) that the organisation is in? You may want to evaluate how effective the organisational structure is (does it work well or could it be improved?). If the organisations do not already provide organisational charts themselves you could construct one of your own from research about the organisation on its website and in documents. Perhaps you could write to the organisation asking them for a copy of an...
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...P1 – Describe the type of business, purpose and ownership of two contrasting businesses The first Business I have chosen is British Airways, because of my interest in travelling. Also, I thought it’d be a very interesting and different company to choose and base my research on. British Airways, often shortened to BA, is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom and it is the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size. When measured by passengers carried, it is second-largest in United Kingdom, behind EasyJet. The airline is based in Waterside near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. A British Airways Board was established by the United Kingdom government in 1972 to manage the two nationalized airline corporations, British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways, and two smaller, regional airlines, Cambrian Airways, from Cardiff, and Northeast Airlines, from Newcastle upon Tyne. On 31 March 1974, all four companies were merged to form British Airways. After almost 13 years as a state company, British Airways was privatized in February 1987 as part of a wider privatization plan by the Conservative government. The carrier soon expanded with the acquisition of British Caledonian in 1987, followed by Dan-Air in 1992 and British Midland International in 2012. British Airways is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance, along with American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, and the now defunct Canadian Airlines. The alliance has...
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...Tobi Farore Tobi Farore Human Resources Mangement 16 Human Resources Mangement 16 Contents Introduction. 2 P1 2 Internal planning factors. 2 External planning factors. 3 P2 3 M1 5 P3, M2, D1 6 ASDAS methods of motivation 6 FINACIAL MOTIVATION 6 NON-FINACIAL MOTIVATION 6 Empowerment 6 Enrichment 7 Team work 7 Profit related pay/bonus’ 7 PROMOTION 7 IMPROVEMENTS TO MOTIVATION 8 STAFF FORUMS 8 Fringe benefits 9 P4 9 P5, M3 12 Employee Performance 13 D2 17 Improve relationship with staff and managers. 17 Enable manager to identify a weakness that they can rectify 17 Measuring underperforming workers 18 Promotions of staff 18 Introduction. Within this unit, I will be describing the internal and external factors to consider when planning the human resource requirements of an organisation, describe how the skills that employees require to carry out jobs in an organisation are identified. I will also be outlining how an organisation motivate its employees. Then explaining how organisations obtain the cooperation of their employees, how employee performance is measured and managed, why human resource planning is important to an organisation. I will need be comparing the use of motivation theories in an organisation, and explaining how the results from measuring and managing performance inform employee development. Finally, suggesting, with justification, ways of improving motivation in an organisational setting and assess...
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