Business Communications - Homework Task There are various types of information that are both used by and created by organisations all of which have their own purpose such as informing employees of internal activities or stakeholders of developments within the organisation. You have been placed in charge of improving communication of a large company in the city of London and have been asked to study a competitor in order to facilitate this. Using one of the companies from the list below think about the types of information that they produce why they may produce it and where they will get the information from. It is important that you look at all aspects to get a whole view on the communications the business uses and why. Companies you may wish to consider: * BP * Thorpe Park * Ford
Unit 4 For unit 4 i will be writing about understanding how to prepare business documents for use within the working enviroment. There is many types of documents that are produced and used across every working enviroment and have there own way of being produced as some companies have set house styles that gives them a kind of brand feel to their documents and looks more official as all the documents follow the same font style, size and logo and even paper used throughout all types of documents that they might produce. Here is the following Documents that may be produced within a school: Minutes: Minutes also known as notes are a type of written or recorded record that is tend to be written during meetings and hearings. During these meetings, a receptionist or typist would take notes on subjects that they might be asked to record and then takes the information gathered from the meeting and starts to use a siving technique where they read through all the notes gathered and sorts out what information is related to what they've been asked to record and what is not needed and then begins to type it up onto a word document so that the notes that are important are shown. Once this information is typed up, it is then handed to everyone that has attended so that they can use the information for their work.
A good _________ enables an accounting manager as well as auditors to follow the path of the data recorded in transactions form the initial source. 14. A control activity of an internal control system that focuses on structuring work assignments among employees so that one employee's work activities serve as a check on those of another employee is called ______________. 15. What kind of analysis should be performed when considering if an internal control procedure should be implemented?
Competitive Strategies. Give examples of how different businesses in the same industry select different business strategies? Use illustrations to support your answer. According to business theory there are basically four different business strategies that help a business exist. There are, the Prospector Strategy, the Analyzer Strategy, the Reactor Strategy and the Defender strategy.
GCSE APPLIED BUSINESS UNIT 3 – INVESTIGATING PEOPLE, BUSINESS AND CHANGE CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT PLANNING SHEET ACTIVITY 1 – 30 MARKS Evaluate why people are so important to businesses. TIME ALLOWED FOR THIS TASK IS FOUR HOURS |TASK REQUIREMENTS |WHAT I NEED TO WRITE ABOUT TO |RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT|PROPOSED TIME ALLOCATED | | |COMPLETE THIS TASK | |FOR THIS TASK | |Explain how customer service is measured |I need to find out what customer |From business studies classes. Read British |1hour30mins | |and monitored in ONE of your chosen
To provide opportunities to apply the ideas, concepts, and proficiencies you acquired in other business courses to projects, case studies, and class discussions. 4. Explore the complexities involved in managing multi-product, and multi-national firms. Textbook and Other Required Materials You will need to purchase the text: Essentials of Strategic Management (Third Edition) by Charles Hill and Gareth Jones Short Cases/Articles: Additional cases/articles will be assigned during the course which you do not have to purchase. Course Management Software The course is supported by Blackboard course management system.
Business Unit 2 TCA 1 Part 1 For this task you need to create a leaflet that describe the below points and how each of them are used to help a business: Staffing to meet business demands: Suitably qualified staff may be recruited or they may be trained within the organisation when they first join in order to have the right level of skills that the business requires. The type and level of staffing in a business may also have to change to keep up with the changing demands of the business as it is an ever changing business environment. A lot of businesses keep a human resources information system that stores a computerised record of training and experience of the employees at the business. This helps the company stay aware of the experience
This information gather is viewed through use of the four financial statements that are made available by accounting departments. The income statement, retained earnings statement, balance sheet and the statement of cash flows are the four financial statements available for users. Each statement is supported by each other and each statement is independent of each other as well. The financial statements have their own purpose but when each statement is available it tells the financial story of a company and shows that accounting is very important and necessary in today’s
Nor was it the result of months of navel gazing. Rather it is a distillation of mounds of data gleaned from within IBM, from customers and from other companies who are not IBM clients. Not surprisingly, the corporate strategy owes its genesis to IBM's Corporate Strategy Group. Headed by Bruce Harreld, SVP, Marketing & Strategy, the group does a lot more than brainstorm strategies. In fact, it examines emerging business opportunities, undertakes issue-specific work (partnering with general managers on defined strategies applicable to particular geos or lines of business), and finally, looks at the overall strategy for the corporation (What is IBM’s strategy October 2008, side article).
You have been asked to provide a written briefing note for this new-starter so that they can gain some understanding of the organisation in preparation for their start.The information you provide should include: * a list of what the organisation produces or the services that it offers to its customers * an identification of the main customers * the purpose and goals of the organisation * an analysis of a minimum of 4 external factors and their impact on the business activities of an organisation * the structure of the organisation that includes at least 4 functions * an explanation of how these different functions work together within the organisation to optimise performance * an identification of the culture of the organisation and 2 ways this affects operations * how 3 HR activities support the organisation’s strategy * 3 ways HR professionals support line managers and their staff | Assessment Criteria1.21.21.11.32.12.22.33.13.2 | Evidence to be producedBriefing note of approximately 2000 words | Assessment Criteria guidance: | AC 1.1 & AC 1.2 | Learners should briefly describe the purpose and goals of an identified organisation, its products and services and identify its customers. | AC 1.3 | Learners should use an analysis model, eg PESTLE or SWOT, to identify a minimum of 4 external factors and their impact on an