Introduction.
In this assignment I will be describing the ownership of two contrasting business, which will be Oxfam and Royal Mail. Also, I will describe the different types of business and the purpose of the businesses. For Oxfam and Royal mail, I will describe the different stakeholders that influence the purpose of the businesses and how the businesses are organised. I shall also explain how Oxfam and Royal Mail’s style of organisation helps them to achieve their purposes. I’ll also be explaining the points of view from different stakeholders that influence the aims and objectives of my two chosen organisations.
Business 1 – Royal Mail
Royal Mail is in the private sector, this means that it is owned by private individuals or organisations.
Royal Mail is a postal service that delivers letters all around the UK. It was established in 1516. The company’s subsidiary, which is Royal Mail Group Limited, also operates Parcelforce Worldwide which are the parcels that are delivered.
Royal Mails strategy is ‘To become the best delivery and marketing mail business in the UK.’ They believe that being brilliant at the basics means getting delivery right first time, every time. And they focus on a number of areas to achieve this aim.
Royal Mail’s core business activity is to deliver letters and parcels to the correct address safely, and to ensure a sustainable service for the benefit of everyone in the UK. Growing their parcels business is part of their strategy to drive profitable growth. Royal Mail delivers a six days a week, one price, goes anywhere postal service that goes to more than 29-30 million addresses across the UK. The size of the business is obviously very large as they operate all around the UK every week, and they have 140,000 employees varying from postmen/women to managers. The scale of the operation for Royal Mail is global as they are worldwide.
Business 2 – Oxfam
Oxfam is in the voluntary sector, as it is a charity which has no ownership.
Oxfam has volunteers who participate in the business, it has 15 organisations working together in 98 different countries.
Oxfam’s man objective is to find lasting solutions to injustice and poverty. They work directly with other organisations to ensure that people who aren’t well off, have a chance to improve their lives have a say in decisions that will affect them in their lives. The scale of the operation for Oxfam is also global as they are worldwide.

Stakeholders-
Stakeholders are groups of people that are connected or have an interest in a business organisation. They can either be internal or external.

Stakeholders of Royal Mail | Stakeholders of Oxfam | Customers- The customers of Royal Mail influence this Business greatly, this is because if the customers do not like how the business is running, they will then start to lose out. The customers are the main focus of Royal Mail, as they are there to make sure their customers get what it is that they need, such as parcels and letters. If the Royal Mail fail at doing so, it will give them a bad name. | Volunteers- Volunteers influence Oxfam by fundraising. They fundraise in different activities regularly to provide help and support to people who are suffering from poverty and also volunteers help to provide equipment and resources to those who are in bad situations. | Owners – The owners of Royal Mail want the business to business to be as successful as it can be, as they invest money in to the business and want it to grow. | Community – The community have a serious effect on Oxfam. This is because is the local community aren’t happy with how Oxfam work, it could then result with the business having a bad name for itself, which will then ultimately have a negative impact on them and they will possibly lose their trust and respect from other stakeholders. | Suppliers- Having a good relationship with this particular stakeholder group is very important, as the suppliers are the ones who help the company run smoothly by delivering their services and products on time. The suppliers also want the business to do well because if they don’t and the business fails, the suppliers then lose a customer. | Donors – The Donors for Oxfam influence them greatly as donors are those who provide money to the organisation to help support the people who are suffering from poverty. |