Task 4
The Private Sector is usually composed of organisations that are privately owned and not part of the government. These normally include corporations both profit and non-profit. For example Tesco. Public Sector is usually composed of organisations that are owned and operated by the government for example Hammersmith Academy. Usually the aim of a public service is to provide services to the local community. Private sector aims are mostly to create a profit and provide the best services to their customers and sometimes local community.
Influence of Stakeholders.
The primary aim of Tesco is to make profit. Customers contribute to profit levels and turnover through buying products and services. Customers do not want to have to spend an excessive amount of money to buy products. So if the product is cheaper in one store, such as Tesco then they will shop at Tesco and this will also attract more customers. Two of Tesco’s corporate objectives are “Offering customers the best value for money and the most competitive prices” and “meeting the needs of customers by constantly seeking, and acting on, their opinions regarding innovation, product quality, choice, store facilities and service”. This shows to us that customers at Tesco are very much one of the biggest influencers in Tesco’s profits and objectives. The Managers at Tesco influence the business every day by the decisions they make on the Store. Managers are there to implement company policy and formulate strategy which affects the running and profit-making ability of a business. Tesco operate in local communities and that is where most of their profits. They help the local communities by offering jobs helping out on local donations and many more things. However, not all local communities would like Tesco to open around them as some stores will feel that their business would not be noticed and profits will go