Describe the main job roles and functions in Toys'R' us.

Unit 4 – People in Organisations P1 P1 - describe the main job roles and functions in an organisation The main job roles within an organisation are Directors, Managers, Supervisors and Operatives. The job role for the director will be basically the one who manages the business right at the top. However doesn’t necessarily own the business so meaning the director can get sacked by senior shareholders in the business. The director also looks after shareholders interests and also decides the strategies and business plans. This means the director decides what direction the business will go in and will also decide on the aims and objectives in the business that will hopefully motivate the employees which will include the managers, supervisors and operatives. In Toys r us the director will do all the jobs mentioned above and will also decide on how much each employee will get paid. The job role for the manager in Toys r s will be checking performance of the employees also managing the stores they are in charge of. Also the manager’s job role will be below the directors meaning the manger will take orders from the directors and these orders will have to be obeyed. Other roles the manager faces are setting targets for the employees, motivating the staff, problem solving and also in worst case scenarios dismissing staff. The manager must focus on specific

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Communications in a business - examples from NEXT

Internal Communication It is important that a business has several means of communicating within the business. Different department inside NEXT need to communicate with each other so they are aware of changes and problems within the business. If all departments are communicating well with each other the NEXT will be more efficient as the departments will have the same information. The methods of communication: . Telephone 2. E-mail 3. Presentations 4. Agendas information on what is going to be discussed 5. Minutes information on what has been raised and discussed 6. Intranet 7. Memos 8. Video 9. Newsletter All departments within the business will communicate using the telephone .This is the most common form of communication as it is the most accessible. The finance function at NEXT will use the telephone to complain to suppliers when there is a problem with an invoice. For example: if NEXT have ordered 100 sweatshirts and were charged for 200 then the finance department will have to contact their supplier to inform them of the mistake. The telephone is a good way to communicate in this particular case because they will be able to talk to someone and tell them about the mistake directly. Also, if they sent an e-mail they would have to wait for a reply and this will take longer so the telephone would be the quickest method to use. The customer service

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Evaluate the issues that need to be considered when starting a business

D1 Unit 16: Business Enterprise Red Group 11A/Eb1 Asid Ashraf 11L Assignment 7 (D1) Scenario: Although I am still at school I have had a really good business idea. I now need to investigate all aspects of setting up a small business. All the tasks in this module relate to this same scenario. Task 9: Evaluate the issues that need to be considered when starting a business. You should assume that you are advising other members of the group about setting up a business. You should present an objective evaluation of all the aspects that you have learned about that should be considered if they were to start up and run a business. You should ensure that you include the strengths and weaknesses of all relevant aspects and explain these- for example the benefits of using one source of finance over another of the suitability of using a particular method of promotion in a certain circumstance. Ownership: I have decided that the ownership for my business A’s Ice Cream Parlour Shop is partnership. This is because I will need specialist staff to be working in the shop, they will need to be specialised in certain aspects such as manufacturing, finance and production. The partnership of my business must follow the procedures and the policies by HMRC. It is advisable for my business that a business agreement e.g. A

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Analysis of the Major Sectors of Employment in Gloucestershire.

Irshad Shiliwala Local Business Task 2 What are the main industries in your local area? The largest sector in Gloucestershire is in public administration, defence, education and health (30.1%) followed by manufacturing and wholesale and retail (26.8%). There are many core industries in Gloucestershire which are a source of employment or productivity and are a future growth opportunities. The areas of industry include : Creative industries –The creative sector is defined by DCMS ( dept for culture media and sports ) as industries which have their origin in individual creativity skill or talent. They include advertising, architecture, art/antiques, film, music, tv , radio, computer gaming etc. Public sector- Education, public administration and health has been a major sector for employment in the south west. There are to be cuts made in this area by the coalition government. In 2008 there were over 35000 employed in the public sector this is about 14% of the work force. Public sector is divided into public administration and education. The numbers are divided up as 40% employed into public admin and 60% into education. There has been a decline in the no of people employed in the public sector since 2008, part time working is common. Between 2004 and 2008 there was a 33% decline in full time employment and 16% increase in part time employment in this sector. Care sectors

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Certificate in Principles of Business and Administration (Level 2) Unit Five: Principles of Supporting Business Events

Business and Administration Unit five: Principles of supporting business events Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. * The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document, either onto your computer or a disk * Then work through your Assessment, remembering to save your work regularly * When you’ve finished, print out a copy to keep for reference * Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number. Please note that this Assessment document has 3 pages and is made up of 3 Sections. ________________ Name: Matthew Jonathan Smith ________________ Section 1 – Understand how to support the organisation of a business event . When organising a business event, describe the range of support activities that may be required. The range of support activities that may be required when organising a business event include booking venues and accommodation, distributing itineraries to all participants, booking required resources such as projectors, laptops and mobile phones, distributing tickets and maps to participants, and sending ahead, by courier, boxes of materials which will be required at the event and confirming that they have arrived in good time. 2. Complete the table below

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Certificate in Principles of Business and Administration (Level 2) Unit Four: Principles of Supporting Change in a Business Environment

Business and Administration Unit four: Principles of supporting change in a business environment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. * The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document, either onto your computer or a disk * Then work through your Assessment, remembering to save your work regularly * When you’ve finished, print out a copy to keep for reference * Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number. Please note that this Assessment document has 3 pages and is made up of 3 Sections. ________________ Name: Matthew Jonathan Smith ________________ Section 1 – Understand why change happens in a business environment . Explain why change happens in a business environment. You should include at least three reasons in your answer. Change can occur in a business environment for a variety of reasons, and those changes can be reactive, when a business responds to external pressures, and proactive, when a business changes due to internal demands. When considering change it is helpful to use the PEST acronym. A political example is the introduction of new legislation. Economic examples are economic conditions, such as booms or recessions, and competition from

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Technological and physical resources at Tescos.

Crushendae Campbell Physical and technological resources Assignment 2 Physical resources these are resources that are available to a business organisations in the form of buildings and other machineries needed for the day to day running of the organisation. Technological resources are such things as software, designs, music or text. These resources are owned like physical resources and are known as 'intellectual property'. Intellectual property laws allow people to own ideas and have rights over them. Debenhams has many physical and technological resources to help the business to function efficiently. Tesco have things such as: Stock - Tesco’s stock are their products that they have within their store which the customer will then come and purchase. For example this will include food, clothing, home furniture and accessories. This would also be classes as their materials. Machinery – Tesco machinery would be their cherry picker that they use to pick up their stock. Their air conditioning would also be known as one of their machinery. Tesco also features elevators which are used for people with disabilities but also to make it easier for their customers to get to a different floor without any problems. There are also escalators that they offer more support for their customers. IT equipment – Tesco equipment would be their self-service checkout which customer

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Describe The Different Types Of Rcruitment Documentation Used By A Business.

TREVON MENGOT UNIT 2: BUSINESS RESOURCES DUE: IN THIS ASSIGNMENT I AM GOING TO DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF RESOURCES THAT BUINESSES NEEDS BY WRITING WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED FOR IN THE BUSINESS. RECRUITMENT DOCUMENTATION Recruitment documentation is a document that is given out by a company when they are hiring for staffs that are skilled enough for a specific job vacancies. There are different kinds of recruitment documentations for example curriculum vitae (CV), job description, person specification, application form and letter of application. JOB DESCRIPTION: A job description is to give information to the applying candidates telling the candidates of the purposes which the job comes with and the type of responsibilities and duties that would be expected from the job. Other organisations can input their own extra information into the job description but they are always a set of key elements that are always included. PERSON SPECIFICTION: A person specification is like a job description but is a direct contrast because its concentrates more on the type of person that the organisation is looking for to apply for the job. A person specification gives a list of requirements a person needs to have obtained which relates to the job. It normally has an introduction at the start giving details about

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Comparision of the NHS and Nike. Aims, objectives and stakeholders.

TREVON MENGOT UNIT 1 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT P1 IN THIS ASSIGNMENT WE WILL PICK TWO CONTRASTING BUSINESSES AND I WILL BE EXPLAININGTHE DIFFERENCES OF PUBLIC SECTOR BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESSES. First of all, I WOULD start WITH EXPLAINING WHAT TYPE OF OWNERSHIPS THE BUSINESSES ARE IN AND WOULD ALSO TALK ABOUT THEM BY SAYING WHO THEIR SHAREHOLDERS ARE, PURPOSE, SECTOR, AND THE BUSINESSACTIVITIES. THE BUSINESS I PICKED ARE NIKE PLC AND NHS AND I WILL GIVE SOME INFROMATION DESCRIBING THE DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES. NIKE PLC Nike plc. is designer brand that produces clothing, shoes, bags etc. they are a public limited company and have other 5000 of their products all over the world. Nike plc. is a global business because they are known worldwide by their products etc. there are three ways a business can operate either by being locally, national or globally known. * Local: If a business is locally known it means it’s just known within the community it is based in e.g. newspaper. * National: if a business is known nationally this means that the business can be based in a little community but all around the country for the citizens to know about the business e.g. morrisons * Globally: if a business is known globally this means that the business customers are based all over the world for different

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Evaluate the links between an organisation's characteristics and its success in gaining competitive advantage and achieving its aims

D1 evaluate the links between an organisations characteristics and its success in gaining competitive advantage and achieving its aims A company needs an aim to be successful; theses aims help a business build their organisational and financial characteristics. However there are other factors those organisations need in mind to keep stakeholders happy and be successful. They need to keep in mind is being environmentally and ethically responsible an example of this Emirate airline is very ethically responsible as they have their own charity called ‘The Emirates Airline Foundation’ this is a non-profit charity and is actually funded by Emirates Airline but anyone make a donation on the charity website. The charity helps disadvantaged children by providing them with food, education, housing and health care, this charity, this gives Emirates competitive advantage as they have their own charity and makes them stand out from other airline who don’t have their own charity. To be environmentally responsible the airline is investing in new economically efficient aircrafts which produce less CO2 and are a lot more environmentally friendly, one of these planes is the Airbus 380 which is a very efficient plane and has a fuel consumption low as 3.1 litres per 100 passengers per kilometre, organisations need to do this as there are lots of people who care a lot about the earth’s

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