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ORGANISATIONS COMPETITION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

HNC BUSINESS

ORGANISATIONS COMPETITION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

ASSIGNMENT NUMBER: 2.        TITLE: THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

   

PRODUCED BY AMY JACKSON

FOR JACKIE SHAW

1.CONTENTS PAGE

  1. CONTENTS PAGE

  1. INTRODUCTION

  1. SECTION 1 – INVESTIGATING THE KEY FEATURES OF THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMY IN WHICH ORGANISATIONS OPERATE

  1. THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS, AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESSES OF THE MEASURES TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL THE ECONOMY.

  1. HOW HAS THE DECISION TO ALLOW EXPANSION OF MANCHESTER AIRPORT IMPACTED ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TD TRAVEL GROUP?

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  1. SECTION 2 – EXPLORING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION FOR UK BASED ORGANISATIONS

4.1 THE TYPES OF EUROPEAN UNION POLICY DECISIONS WHICH HAVE IMPACTED ON BUSINESSES IN MEMBER STATES, AND HOW BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED.

4.2 ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THE UK JOINING THE EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TD TRAVEL GROUP.  

4.3 THE EFFECTS ON UK BUSINESSES IF THE EUROPEAN UNION WERE TO EXPAND.

  1. CONCLUSION

  1. BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. APPENDIX

2. INTRODUCTION

The following report is designed to outline the impact of the UK government and the European Union on the operation of businesses in the UK.  The report will concentrate on TD Travel Group as a UK business.  TD Travel Group is an independent corporate travel organisation that takes the frustration and confusion out of business and group travel arrangements using its specialised services.  It is based just 1 mile away from Manchester Airport.

The report will be split into two main parts:

Section 1 - Investigating the key features of the local and national economy in which organisations operate:

This section will look at the main features of an economic system, analysing differing views of the state and their implications.  It will also look at how different types of government policy such as interest rates and tax impact on TD Travel Group.  And how the expansion of Manchester Airport has impacted on TD Travel Group and the local economy.

Section 2 - Exploring the significance of the European dimension for UK-based organisations

This section of the report will explain the features and policies of the European Union, again analysing the impact of such policies on TD Travel Group.  The report will also look in detail at the European monetary union, giving arguments for and against UK entry and the implications within TD Travel Group.  It will also analyse the challenges and opportunities to UK businesses of enlargement of EU member states.

 

  1. SECTION 1 – INVESTIGATING THE KEY FEATURES OF THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMY IN WHICH ORGANISATIONS OPERATE

Wherever people live in communities, rules are necessary to regulate the relationships of individuals within the community or put forward the majorities’ views.  Eventually communities made rules and formed a government.  The rules covered things from personal behavior to how defense should be organised and paid for.  The government must be run according to recognised principles and rules which lay down the institutions, which may be set up, and the powers that they can exercise.  The government is divided into three branches, corresponding to the three main functions of government:

  1. Parliament – is the legislative branch of government.  They have to pass the rules / laws.
  2. Prime Minister, Cabinet – are the executive branch of government.  Once parliament has passed the laws, they then have to be administered, finance raised and the states run efficiently.
  3. The Judiciary – the function of the courts.  The laws then have to be interpreted and enforced.  

   

House of Commons                                            House of Lords

  1. The role of the state in business organisations, and the implications for businesses of the measures taken by government to control the economy.

The government influences business behavior in many ways such as, monopolies, competition, supply and demand, investment, capacity, new industries and new products.  Government policy affects firms by influencing consumer demand, by increasing / decreasing the cost of funds (interest rates), by increasing / decreasing the amount taken from a business as tax, and by regulating what, and how much the business makes, and how it goes about it.  A number of groups influence government policy including pressure groups (such as Green peace) and interest groups (such as a Trade Union).  Some groups may be both pressure and interest groups.  They both have an interest in matters of public policy but do not aspire to control the machinery of government.

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Other government policies that could impact on businesses are:

  • Environmental protection
  • Water Quality
  • Animal Testing
  • Child Labour
  • Minimum Wages
  • Social Welfare and Health policies

Government economic objectives are:

  • Stable prices i.e. low inflation
  • Full employment
  • Economic Growth (2 1/5%)
  • Balance on the balance of payments - want to export more than we import - oil keep us on the balance

     

      Child Labour Protests                  Animal rights campaigners                Health policies

The measures the government takes to ...

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