Business organisation and environment

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - introduction
2. 1.1 Nature of business activity - notes
3. 1.1 Nature of business activity - questions
4. 1.2 Types of organisation - notes
   1. Private and public sector
   2. Starting a business
   3. Profit-based organisations - legal structure
   4. Incorporated organisations
   5. Other types of private sector organisations
   6. Non-profit organisations
   7. Pressure groups
   8. Public-private enterprise
5. 1.2 Types of organisation - questions
6. 1.3 Organisational objectives - notes
7. 1.3 Organisational objectives - questions
8. 1.4 Stakeholders - notes
9. 1.4 Stakeholders - questions
10. 1.5 External environment - notes
11. 1.5 External environment - questions
12. 1.5 External environment - simulations and activities
13. 1.6 Organisational planning tools - notes
14. 1.6 Growth and evolution - notes
15. 1.7 Growth and evolution - questions
16. 1.7 Growth and evolution - simulations and activities
17. 1.6 Change (HL only) - notes
18. 1.9 Globalisation - notes
19. 1.9 Globalisation - questions
20. Print View

1.2 Types of organisation - notes

In the previous section we looked at the nature of business activity and what a business is. We now move on to look at the nature of organisations in the private and public sectors and how we start a new business and the various different types of business organisation. We then examine the nature of non-profit organisations and public private enterprise.

By the end of this section you should be able to:

• Distinguish between organisations in the private and public sector
• Explain the reasons for setting up and organisation and the processes required
• Analyse the problems new set-ups face
• Distinguish between different types of organisation and identify their key features
• Analyse how ownership and control differs between different organisations and evaluate the most appropriate form
• Analyse the separation of ownership and control
• Compare and contrast the objectives of non-profit and profit making organisations and analyse their impact

• Analyse the relationship between organisations in the public and private sector
• Explain the nature of public-private enterprise and analyse the costs of co-operation