Unit 1 - Exploring Business

,Exploring Business Unit 1 Joy Wafula

Exploring business

Table of Contents
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
P1. Explain the features of two contrasting businesses ……………………………………………………………….4
A. RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) ………………………………………. 4
1.What is RSPCA?.................................................................................................................. 4
2. Features of RSPCA: Ownership and Liability ………….….…………………………………….……………... 5
3. Purpose ………………………………………………………..……………………………………….……………………… 5
4. Sector ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….. 5

5. Scope of activities …………………………………………………………………………………………..……………. 5

6. Size ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………… 6

7. Reasons for success ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7

B. Coca Cola………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8

1. What is Coca Cola?.............................................................................................................8

2. Features of Coca Cola: Ownership and liability ………………………………………………………….………8

3. Purpose …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………9

4. Sector ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………….. 9

5. Scope of activities …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...9

6. Size ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….10

7. Reasons of success …………………………………………………………………………………………………………10

P2. Explain how two contrasting business organizations are influenced by stakeholders……………11

RSPCA stakeholders …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11

Donors and governments …………………………………………………………………………………………………..11

Employees and volunteers ………………………………………………………………………………..……………… 11

Board of trustees …………………………………………………………………………………..………………………… 12

Coca Cola stakeholders………………………………………………………………………………………..………….. 12

Internal stakeholders …….………………………………………………………………….………………..………….. 12

Shareholders ………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………. 12

Board of directors ……………………………………………………………………………………………….………….. 13

Employees ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….. 13

External stakeholders ………………………………………………………………………………………….………….. 13

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Customers and communities …………………………………………………………………………………………… 14

Governments and communities …………………………………………………………………………………..…. 14

Competitors and suppliers ……………………………………………………………………………………………... 15

M1. Assess the relationship and communication with stakeholders of two contrasting business
organizations ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. 15

RSPCA’s and Coca Cola’s relationship and communication with its stakeholders ……..…… 15

Internal stakeholders ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……. 16

External stakeholders ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17

P3. Explore the organization structures, aims and objectives of two contrasting business
organisations…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 18

RSPCA organizational structure, aims and objectives …………………………………………………….. 18

Organizational structure …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 18

Aims and objectives ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20

Coca Cola’s organizational structure, aims and objectives ………………………………………………. 21

Organizational structure ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………. 21

Aims and objectives ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21

M2. Analyze how the structures of two contrasting business organisations allow each to achieve
its aims and objectives …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22

D1. Evaluate the reasons for the success of two contrasting business organisations …………..…. 23

Reasons for RSPCA’s and Coca Cola’s success ………………………………..………………………………… 23

Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…. 26




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