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Business & Business Environment

PO 1 - Explain the different
types and purposes of
organisations, public, private
and voluntary sectors and
legal structures.
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PO 2 - Explain the size and
scope of a range of different
types of organisations.
VIDEOS
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PO 3 - Explain the relationship
between different organisational
functions and how they link
to organisational objectives &
structure.
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Apple Organisational Structure
PO 4 - Identify the positive
and negative impacts the
macro environment has
upon business operations
supported by specific
examples.
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PO 5 - Conduct an internal
and external analysis of
specific organisations in
order to identify strengths
and weaknesses.
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PO 6 - Explain how strengths
and weaknesses interrelate
with external macro factors
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Merit 4 - Apply appropriately
SWOT/TOWS analysis and
justify how they influence
decision making.
Merit 1 - Analyse how the
structure, size and scope
of different organisations
link to the business
objectives and product
and services offered by
the organisation.
VIDEO 1
Merit 2 - Analyse the pros
and cons of interrelationships
between organisational
functions and the impact
that can have upon
organisational structure.
Merit 3 - Apply appropriately
the PESTLE model to support
a detailed analysis of the
macro environment within
an organisation.
Distinction 1 - Provide a
critical analysis of the
complexities of different
types of business
structures and the
interrelationships of
the different
organisational functions
Distinction 2 - Critically
evaluate the impacts that
both macro and micro
factors have upon
business objectives and
decision making.
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