1. Level 2 Diploma in Business Administration
Unit 2 – Understand employer organisations
2.1 Internal and External Influences on an organisation
2.2 the use of different models of analysis in understanding the organisational environment
2.3 why change in a business environment is important

2. Understand employer organisations
This presentation will improve your knowledge about your own and other employer organisations
This presentation should be used alongside the activities listed throughout
Ask your assessor if you are unsure about anything.

3. Understand employer organisations
Organisations use different kinds of analysis to understand how they can improve, make more profit, deliver better services and grow as an organisation.
Analysis means:
‘’A detailed examination of the elements or structure of something’’

4. Understand employer organisations
To do this organisations use models or theories to help them organise and analyse the information.
Including:
SWOT Analysis
PESTLE Analysis

5. Understand employer organisations
SWOT Analysis
SWOT stands for
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
This is used to analyse an organisation’s good points and also to identify what can be improved.
It also shows what new opportunities can be available and also what factors may be a threat to success.

6. Understand employer organisations

7. Understand employer organisations
SWOT Analysis
SWOT analysis can help with business planning, understanding a complex situation and decision making. Before a plan is put in place a SWOT analysis should be carried out to take all factors into account.
It can help the organisation to see an overall picture of it’s current position.

8. Understand employer organisations
Pestle Analysis
Pestle stands for
Political
Economic
Social
Technological
Legal
Environmental
This analysis is used to assess the impact of something. All the categories are covered to see what the affect of a change will be on the organisation from all these different elements.

9. Understand employer organisations
Pestle Analysis
Government changes
Policy changes
Political
Inflation
Interest rates
Economic
Education and media
Lifestyle and culture
Social
New technology
Access to information
Technological
Regulation and standards
Law
Legal
Ethical issues
Pollution, waste and recycling
Environmental

10. Understand employer organisations
Pestle Analysis
Pestle is useful when an organisation has a change or a plan in mind.
PESTLE helps to assess the impact of this.
It can also help to gain knowledge of the wider environments involved in the running of the organisation. It shows how other factors can affect the organisation.

11. Understand employer organisations
SWOT and PESTLE Analysis factsheets can be found here:

12. Understand employer organisations
Organisations use analysis to prepare for change.
Change is vital for organisations to ensure they:
Keep up with competitors
Continue to grow and expand
Adapt to changes in the wider market
Keep up with technology
Keep up with with legislation and regulation
Without this an organisation will not survive in a changing market, they will not keep up with competitors and will ultimately not be financially viable.