Comparing organisations

Notices... This is the final week we will be working on this report In order for me to give you clear feedback I need fully completed work- this cannot be done in segments- it creates much marking!!!!!!!!!! You must strongly consider completing work during your own time I will be taking you through what is expected in each section

Title page Comparing organisations......? Images of both your businesses

Contents page Do this at the end!

Introduction Why have you created this booklet? (Refer to the scenario here

Introduction to business 1 and 2 Tell the reader what these companies do, but briefly!! Who owns the company? Public, shareholder? – refer to website for information Is the company local? Global? How can you recognise their brand/ logo? What do they produce, offer? Employees?

Key activity, business 1 and 2 Explain in more depth all the things the business does- you may have done this before, so write it in a way that does not sound repetitive- If discussing a business that has products if applicable: Where do they get all their products from? Where are the factories based (Primark have factories based all over the world especially in third world countries! )(Find a suitable image if you can to show this) What does the company do to promote what they do? (if applicable mention how this impacts them? (How would Havering College cope without any advertising?) Any big sponsorship? Charitable work?

Business activities business 1 and 2 Go to the homepage for the company, what is it that they wish to achieve? Look for their business strategy? britain/creating-an-effective-organisational-structure/the- corporate-segment-head-office.html#axzz2vvEOrPxD britain/creating-an-effective-organisational-structure/the- corporate-segment-head-office.html#axzz2vvEOrPxD Look at the strategy for Coca Cola

Comparison of business objectives..... What do both of your companies want to achieve short and long term???? Size of business in comparison What do they have in common What do they not have in common!!!! Havering and Coca Cola

Activity What do both of your companies want to achieve short and long term???? What do they have in common What do they not have in common!!!! Havering College and The Cake Box

Activity What do both of your companies want to achieve short and long term???? What do they have in common What do they not have in common!!!! Havering College and DKNY

Activity What do both of your companies want to achieve short and long term???? What do they have in common What do they not have in common!!!! Havering College and Wiseman Lee

Main functional areas Finance Research and Development Administration- the data protection act- handling data lawfully Production and operations Sales and marketing Human resources find an image!!!! Can you think of anything else? Now mention how these functional areas would interact with each other- show me an image!!!!

Organisational structures... Show me images of organisational structures for both the companies you are researching! (Havering college is available on Moodle under unit 16) Now compare them both!!!!!! What are the key differences!!!

How can different structures effect authority???

Continued.... What does the type of structure mean for the business comment on communication between departments Comment on the efficiency of the organisation structure Who is who is at the top of each of the organisation structures????

Roles and responsibilities within levels of business organisations..... Look at point 14 for checklist, set it out like that

Stakeholders What are they? What is their role? Show an image to visualise their point..... Do the companies you are mentioning have any stake holders???? For each stakeholder describe how they fit in with the business Are there any implications on them? E.g., if the business fails, will they lose out Mention government laws- Corporation tax, what impact does this have on profits?

Conclusion