- For the activities I will write about what the businesses do and what they offer.
- For the purposes I will write about what the businesses goals and objectives are.
- For the ownership I will choose different types of ownerships they are e.g. sole trader.
- And for the size and scale I will write what size sector the organisation belongs in. And as for the scale it will be which scale sector they will belong in e.g. multi-national, global.
Tesco plc specialises in areas such as clothes, consumer electronics, and consumer financial services, selling and renting DVDs, compact discs and music downloads internet services. Consumer telecoms and most recently budget software.
Activities.
Tesco sell a variety of stuff. Originally specialising in food, it has moved into areas such as clothes, consumer electronics, consumer financial services, selling and renting DVDs, compact discs and music downloads, internet service and consumer telecoms.
Purpose.
The aims of the business are to gain a lot of profit and then make their organisations ever larger. I think they also want to expand their share holders.
Ownership.
The type of ownership it is, public limited company, it is not governmentally owned but it is a plc because it allows members of the public to become a share holders.
Scale and Size.
Tesco is a global company so the organisation will belong in the worldwide sector, because of the company being a global company and its employees are above 250 it belongs in the large sector
McDonalds is the worlds biggest business in fast food restaurants, they sell hamburgers, chicken burgers ECT, they also sell French fries and carbonated drinks.
McDonalds was the first and largest international fast food franchise business.
Activities.
McDonalds sell burgers, drinks and ice creams.
Purpose.
The aim of the business is to become a public limited company and to become a global organisation.
Ownership.
McDonalds is a franchises business in other words it allows other organisations to use its name but they have to give a share to them from there profit.
Size and scale.
McDonalds is a multi-national company and because of the company being a multi-national company and having over 250 employees the business belong in the large sector.
Activities.
Comet sells house entertainments, kitchen & home electronic equipment e.g. vacuums and dish washers, portable technology and services.
Purpose.
To compete against Dixons and to out come them in the competition and to see the companies growth in the economy.
Ownership.
The type of ownership they are is a public limited company.
Size and Scale.
Comet is not in many countries and it is a national organisation and as for it being a national company and having less than 250 employees and more than 150 employees it will come under the medium size sector.
Activities.
Rock edge sells all types of cloths e.g. jeans, cardigans, polo shirts.
Purposes.
I think the main goal of this company is to expand to other localities and then become a national company.
Ownership.
The type of ownership they are is a partnership because they have two people handling the business.
Size and Scale.
Rock edge is just in the locality and so it will be a local business, and because of it being a local business and having less then 9 employees it will come under the small businesses.