...Assignment List: BUSN105-1202B-291 : Introduction to Business View Printable Page Assignment List Unit 1 - The Business Environment Reading Assignment: Introduction to Business, Chapters 1-4 and Appendix A Assignment Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 2-3 pages Points Possible: 125 Due Date: 4/29/2012 11:59:59 PM CT Legal, Social, and Economic Environments of Business Before you begin, review the following resources: Review APA Style Sample Paper here. Complete the APA style tutorial here. Review the Frequently Asked APA Questions here. Read Course Welcome Letter here. Click here to read the scenario. Based on the business scenario you have just reviewed, you will prepare an APA formatted paper that reflects your knowledge of the legal forms of business. Specifically, you will make a management decision regarding the legal form of business you believe would be appropriate to enable the firm to successfully address the business issues it is currently facing. Keep in mind that from a legal perspective, businesses are organized as one of the following: Sole Proprietorship Partnership Corporation Click here if you would like to see a What-If Analysis for this assignment. At a minimum, your paper should include: A brief interpretation of the scenario issues. The advantages and disadvantages of each business type (sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation) when compared to the issues and each other. ...
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...Nzuku | Date Issued | Completion Date | Submitted on | 11/9/2015 | 28/9/2015 | 28/9/2015 | Qualification | Unit | BTEC LEVEL 3: EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN USINESS | Unit 1: The Business Environment | Assignment Title | A magazine to promote local businesses in Nairobi County | In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria. Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found. | Criteria Reference | To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the learner is able to: | Task no: | Page numbers | P1 | Describe the type of business, purpose and ownership of two contrasting businesses | 1 | 1 to 7 | P3 | Describe how two businesses are organized | 2 | 8 to 10 | P4 | explain how their style of organization helps them to fulfil their purposes | 2 | 8 to 10 | Learner Declaration | I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged.Learner Signature: Bayan Kaid Date: 28/9/2015 | YOUNG INVESTORS MAGAZINE UNIT 1: Business Environment By: Bayan Kaid | 9/19/15 | Teacher: Fred Nzuku | Contents | Page number | Task one (P1) * Introduction of business & magazine………………… | (1,3) | * Private sector Business: Safaricom………………….. * Introduction to Safaricom……………………………. * Safaricom Competitors & no of employees…………....
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...Unit 1 Business Environment Ana Maria Vid 27th Nov 2015 Unit 1 Business Environment I hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work. I have identified and acknowledged all sources in this assignment and have referenced according to the Harvard referencing system. I have read and understood the Plagiarism and Collusion section provided with the assignment brief and understood consequences of plagiarising. Name: Ana Maria Viorica Vid Registration No: Signature: AV Date: 27th November 2015 Table of content Introduction 4 LO1.1 5-6 LO1.2 7-8 LO1.3 9 LO2.1 10 LO2.2 11-12 LO2.3 12 LO3.1 13 LO3.2 13-14 LO3.3 15 LO4.1 16-17 LO4.2 17-19 LO4.3 19 Conclusion 20 Reference 21 Introduction In this assignment I will do two reports that are mainly related to British Airway and I will discuss about its mission and vision and features strategies that they will implement. Also, I will talk about stakeholders and economic system, monetary policies and fiscal environment. Additionally the report will contain British airway PESTLE and SWOT analysis. Note: This assignment is a resubmission for the following...
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...Unit 1 Business Environment ntroduction For this task I have been asked to discuss the stakeholder’s aims and objectives of my two businesses. It is important for stakeholders to have an influence as they can offer ideas and anything the company is doing is in their interest. Aims of Waitrose • The aims of Waitrose are to offer a top quality service and also try have get their customer to be eating organic affordable food by 2012. • They also are trying to get their own farm to own and grown organic crops. Objectives of Waitrose • One objective of Waitrose is to try and have regular employee reviews to try and make sure the service they provide is at a high quality. • If the company are going to make profits then they will have to find their own land if they want to grow crops. By having their own land it will be cheaper to grow crops and they won’t be paying rent for the use of land. • If the company is going to have their customers eating organic crops by 2012, they will have to make sure that they identify the customer’s needs meaning find out what they like so they can cater for them. • The company have recently been looking for land to grow organic crops on as they are trying to promote their policy or organic. Waitrose stakeholders Bank – the banks are very big stakeholders because if the company need instant money for a new investment then they will turn to the banks. This stakeholder seeks to achieve profits because they will be charging interest on...
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...has an interest in what a business does or an influence upon the business. BT has many stakeholders, for example, internally there are employees and externally there are suppliers and the government. All stakeholders have an interest in the business so they therefore have an influence in BT in one form or another. Within BT there are many different stakeholders that work together. For example employees may communicate with directors and managers. However, not all of these stakeholders work together which can lead to conflict of interest which I will discuss later on. One of the most influential stakeholders of BT is its Director, Sir Michael Rake. BT’s director would be directly involved in the day to day running of the business as well as making executive decisions. An example of this could be things like the purchase of raw materials and direct contact with the directors of their suppliers to carry out negotiations and contracts. Also the director of BT would make critical decisions for the business such as launching new products lines, or adding new products to the range of products that they already have. I researched an example of this, and discovered that BT already provided broadband connections to millions but in 2010, BT launched superfast 'infinity' broadband that is five times faster than standard connection . This just goes to show that stakeholders like the director of BT can have a direct positive impact of the operation of the business. From a critical decision...
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...P3- Describe how Two Businesses are Organised This report consists of two contrasting businesses’ organisational system. My chosen businesses are Coca-Cola and Ealing, Hammersmith and Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College. Coca-Cola is a large corporation founded in 1886 in Georgia, U.S.A. that specialised in selling non-alcoholic beverages across the world. It owns more than 110 brands and 6 manufacturing sites in Great Britain already. Businesses create Mission Statements, Aims& Objectives and Strategic Plans in order to have a clear view of their future development and so they can follow a specific plan in order to achieve their goals. Coca-Cola’s Mission Statements are the following: * To refresh the world - in mind, body and spirit * To inspire moments of optimism - through our brands and actions * To create value and make a difference everywhere we engage Here are their Aims & Objectives in order to accomplish their Mission Statements & Strategic plans: * Profit - Maximising return to shareholders, while being mindful of our overall responsibilities * People - Being a great place to work, where people are inspired to be the best they can be * Portfolio - Bringing to the world a portfolio of beverage brands that anticipate and satisfy people's desires and needs * Partners - Nurturing a winning network of partners and building mutual loyalty * Planet - Being a responsible global citizen that makes a difference ...
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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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...products that are valued, which in turn increases lifetime loyal customers | Employees | Fair wageSuitable hoursGood working conditionsTrainingCareer progression | Ensure they meet employees expectations aim to be one of the best companies to work for | Tesco remains to grow and expand creating more leaders to run on a day-to-day basis for the businesses in areas such as operations and other functional areas. They are lacking in leaders who have new, diverse ideas so they are investing in finding new people to support the expansion of the business. | Suppliers | Prompt payment want loyalty repeat orders | Ensure prompt payment so that respect is gained between the business and supplier, to guarantee the best products/ services and repeat orders. | This links to the strategy “To be as strong in everything we sell as we are in food”, since groceries is their expertise and that’s what they are known for, however to compete with other business and increase profitability, they had to diversify by expanding their product portfolio in-store and online. | Trade Unions | Members to be treated fairly | If a employee was treated unfairly or unequally then Tesco would have to communicate to the trade union where they can sort it out...
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...The Business Environment Contents Page Tesco- The business environment.................... NHS- The business environment....................... Tesco Suppliers.................................................. NHS Suppliers.................................................... Bibliography...................................................... Tesco- The Business Environment Tesco was started in 1919 in London’s East End; it was Jack Cohen who started selling from a stool after leaving the Royal Flying Corp at the end of the Great War. He used the money he received after demobbing to buy his first days stock. Jack Cohen’s first branded product was Tesco’s Tea, released in 1929. The brand name came from the first two letters of Jack’s last name (CO) and the first three letters of his collaborators TE Stockwell (TES). After expanding further Tesco first floated shares on the stock market during the 1940’s. They have now since then expanded into 12 countries around the world, employing over 530,000 employee’s and serving ten’s on millions of customers every week. Tesco’s have come a long way since the first stall Jack Cohen set up in 1919. They now operate a huge retail business operating in many different markets e.g. Groceries, Electrical, Clothing, Banking, insurance and their own mobile network. In addition they have multiple types of store; Normal Tesco stores, Tesco’s extra, Tesco metro, Tesco garages. Groceries- Tesco’s stores are continuing...
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... | |Date issued |Completion date |Submitted on | | | | | |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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...ITM UNIVERSITY UPARWARA, NEW RAIPUR Syllabus for MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EFFECTIVE FROM THE SESSION: 2012-2013 Semester –I ITM UNIVERSITY, NEW RAIPUR Master of Business Administration Semester –I List of subject for Academic Session 2012 – 13. Serial No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. List of Subjects Principles of Management Managerial Economics Financial Accounting Environment Management Quantitative Techniques Business Legislation Communication Skills- I Computers for Managers ITM UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR Master of Business Administration Subject: Principles of Management Semester-I Unit I Introduction - Nature, function, definition and importance of management, Definition, nature, purpose and scope of management, Functions of a manager, an overview of planning, organizing, staffing leading and controlling. Is management a science or art? Unit II Development of Management Thought - Scientific management; Contribution of Taylor, Fayol, Mary Follet, Elton Mayo; Hawthorne experiments, Contingency approach, Indian heritage in production and consumption. Management and administration, Management as a profession, Professionalism of management in India, Management ethics and management culture, Skills required of manager, Classification of skills, Methods of skills development. Unit III Management Planning - Concept of planning, objectives, Nature, Types of plan, Stages involved in planning, Characteristics of a good plan, Importance, Limitations of planning, Making...
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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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...| | | |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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...Business Environment Rankings Which country is best to do business in? From The Economist Intelligence Unit www.eiu.com Business Environment Rankings Which country is best to do business in? F or all the talk about the potential of emerging markets, developed economies in North America, Western Europe and Asia remain the best places to do business, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Business Environment Rankings (BER). Singapore looks set to remain the world’s most investor-friendly location in 2014-18, retaining its number-one spot from the 2009-13 period. Switzerland and Hong Kong also defend their second and third place position. The remainder of the top ten is dominated by North America, Scandinavia and other developed Asian economies. BER rankings Score 2009-13a Global ranking 2009-13 Score 2014-18b Global ranking 2014-18 Singapore 8.56 1 8.65 1 Switzerland 8.41 2 8.52 2 Hong Kong 8.34 3 8.39 3 Canada 8.15 7 8.30 4 Australia 8.18 5 8.29 5 Sweden 8.20 4 8.26 6 USA 8.02 8 8.25 7 New Zealand 7.99 11 8.18 8 Finland 8.16 6 8.18 9 Denmark 8.01 9 8.16 10 Norway 7.89 13 8.01 11 Germany 7.99 10 7.98 12 Chile 7.81 14 7.89 13 Taiwan 7.68 16 7.85 14 Ireland 7.30 20 7.79 15 Netherlands 7.94 12 7.78 ...
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...for Stretch and support NS = Non-supervised individual study time Week 1 Non-supervised individual study time and research: 40 hours Outcome Content Learner activity Resources Assessment and PLTS LO1: Know the range of different businesses and their ownership Introduction to unit and the structure of the programme Introduction to LO1 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 Set up file for new unit Reflective questions AS1 Business types and ownership, Task 1; as individual or pair activity SB activities: • Starter stimulus • Tony and Guy • Aresenal • VSO • Primary, secondary and tertiary businesses Sample assignment brief Task 1.1 for P1; learners should spend the session time and NS time on this activity SB activities: • Poundland AS1 Business types and ownership SB Sample assignment brief Task 1.1 Stretch and support Assessment P1 PLTS RL BTEC National Business © Pearson Education Ltd 2010. Copying permitted for purchasing institution only. This material is not copyright free. BTEC National Business Unit 1 The business environment Unit 1 The business environment Scheme of work 5 3 4 5 Content...
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