Transcript PPT 5 Functional Areas p4 and p5

Unit 2: Business
Organisations
Functional Areas
Functional Areas
 P4: Describe functional areas in contrasting organisations.
 This means organisations in different sectors
 Private sector
 Public Sector
 NGO
 Pick organisations you’ve already researched!
Private sector
 Sole Trader
 Partnerships
 LTD companies (Private Limited Company_
 PLC (Public Limited Company)
Public Sector
 What are Public Sector Organisations?
 owned and controlled by the government (or local
government).
 to provide public services, often free at the point of
delivery.
 Schools, Police, Hospitals, Street cleaning etc
NGO
 Non Government Organisation
 Charities
 Oxfam, Barnardo’s, UNICEF
 Act as a bridge between private and public sector.
Functional Areas: Private sector
 Production
 Research and development
 Distribution/logistics
 IT
 HR
 Sales/retail
 Marketing/Advertising
 Customer service
 Management
http://corporate.marksandspencer
.com/mscareers/opportunities/
head_office_roles
How do functional areas relate to
each other?
Functional Areas: Public Sector
 These are typical but not exclusive
 Customer Service
 Marketing
 Policy/ Research
 Administration
 Management
Functional areas: NGO
 Fundraising/Giving
 Sales
 Policy/ Research
 Marketing/Advertising
 HR
 IT
 Distribution/Logistics
 Trustees
 http://www.barnardos.org.uk/
work_with_us/jobs/jobs_areas.
htm
 How do functional areas relate
to each other?
P4 and P5
 In pairs prepare a short presentation to give to the rest of
the class.
 Describe the functional areas in your chosen business and
explain how they link together.
 You need to identify all the major functional areas.
 You can use the work you did for Unit 1 P2to helpyou here.
P4 and P5
 In your group, identify how the functional areas relate to
each other to support the business objectives.
 Identify how the functional areas work together to
contribute to achieving the objectives. (Use research from
p2 here too)
P4 and P5
 On your own, describe the functional areas in a contrasting
business organisation of your choice.
 For example if you had looked at a PLC choose a hospital, or
a Union from the public sector.