Assignment 2
P3
Describe how two businesses are organised.
P4
Explain how their style of organisation helps them to fulfil their purposes.
M1
Explain the points of view of different stakeholders seeking to influence the aims and objectives of two contrasting organisations.
D1
Evaluate the influence different stakeholders exert in one organisation.
You have just finished school and found work as a junior journalist for a local newspaper which is planning to run a feature article on local businesses. You will need to:
Describe how each of your businesses is organised. You should include:
An description of the organisation structure of the business (e.g. flat, matrix, hierarchy)
An outline of how your chosen organisation is structured that explains how organisations can be structured according to:
Function
Geography
Product
Type of customer
You should now explain how the structure of the selected organisations helps them to fulfil their purpose. It is now important that you explore strategic planning for the organisation. You should answer the following questions:
What is a mission statement and what are the mission and values of each of your organisations?
What are the SMART objectives for your organisation?
How are strategic aims and (SMART) objectives developed? Can you find out what these are for your chosen organisations?
Who is/are at the top of your organisations? What are their job titles?
What is their span of control?
How are the aims and objectives cascaded through the organisation?
To be awarded a Merit your report should include a separate section that elaborates on:
The points of view of the various stakeholder groups.
What they are trying to achieve from influencing the organisations.
The impact they have had in shaping the aims and objectives of the organisation.
To gain a distinction you must provide an in-depth evaluation of the influence that the stakeholders have including whether:
The stakeholders work together
The common
Describe how two businesses are organised.
P4
Explain how their style of organisation helps them to fulfil their purposes.
M1
Explain the points of view of different stakeholders seeking to influence the aims and objectives of two contrasting organisations.
D1
Evaluate the influence different stakeholders exert in one organisation.
You have just finished school and found work as a junior journalist for a local newspaper which is planning to run a feature article on local businesses. You will need to:
Describe how each of your businesses is organised. You should include:
An description of the organisation structure of the business (e.g. flat, matrix, hierarchy)
An outline of how your chosen organisation is structured that explains how organisations can be structured according to:
Function
Geography
Product
Type of customer
You should now explain how the structure of the selected organisations helps them to fulfil their purpose. It is now important that you explore strategic planning for the organisation. You should answer the following questions:
What is a mission statement and what are the mission and values of each of your organisations?
What are the SMART objectives for your organisation?
How are strategic aims and (SMART) objectives developed? Can you find out what these are for your chosen organisations?
Who is/are at the top of your organisations? What are their job titles?
What is their span of control?
How are the aims and objectives cascaded through the organisation?
To be awarded a Merit your report should include a separate section that elaborates on:
The points of view of the various stakeholder groups.
What they are trying to achieve from influencing the organisations.
The impact they have had in shaping the aims and objectives of the organisation.
To gain a distinction you must provide an in-depth evaluation of the influence that the stakeholders have including whether:
The stakeholders work together
The common