UNIT 1: THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
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P3 & P4 GUIDANCE
CRITERIA: P3: DESCRIBE HOW TWO BUSINESSES ARE ORGANISED
P4: EXPLAIN HOW THEIR STYLE OF ORGANISATION HELPS THEM TO FULFIL THEIR PURPOSES -------------------------------------------------
CONTENT:
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ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES: purpose (division of work, lines of control and communication); types of structure (functional, geographic, product, type of customer); diagrammatic representation of structure (organisation charts); span of control
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FUNCTIONAL AREA: finance; marketing; production; customer service; sales; human resources.
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STRATEGIC PLANING: mission and values; development of strategic aims and objectives; cascading of objectives throughout the organisation; strategic planning process; use of SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, resourced, time-bound objectives)
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INFLUENCING FACTORS: stakeholders; business environment; business type and ownership
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DIFFERENT AIMS: private sector aims (breakeven, survival, profit maximisation, growth); public sector aims (service provision, cost limitation, value for money, meeting government standards, growth of range of provision)
DESCRIPTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS YOU SHOULD COVER FOR: P3
1. Have you briefly stated what the purpose of an organisation structure is and linked this to the general aims of your organisations? 2.