Assignment Brief 1

Pearson
Higher Nationals in Business
ASSESSMENT BRIEF
Unit 1: Business and the Business Environment
For use with the Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher

National Certificate and Level 5 Higher National
Diploma in Business
Brief Number: 1
Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Business
Assignment Brief
Student Name/ID
Number:
Unit Number and Title: Unit 1: Business and the Business Environment
Academic Year: 2024
Unit Tutor:
Assignment Title: Assignment 1
Issue Date:
Submission Date:
Internal Verifier Name

Pham Huong Thuy
and Date:
Submission Format:
The submission is in the form of an individual written business report. The line spacing is
1.5, font is Times New Roman, and font size is 12. You are required to make use of headings,
paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and
referenced using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a bibliography using the
Harvard referencing system. Plagiarism will lead to the failure of the assignment. The
recommended word limit is 5000 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the
total word limit.
Unit Learning Outcomes:
LO1 Explain the different types, size and scope of organisations

LO2 Demonstrate the interrelationship of the various functions within an organisation and
how they link to organisational structure
Assignment Brief and Guidance:

You are a business analysist of a global investment fund. You are assigned to do deep research
on the companies that are running business in various nations for the investment plan of your
company.
In the report, you have to fulfil these following requirements:
1. Report introduction:
2. Define the following types of companies/organizations, then give at least ONE example for
each type and explain the purposes of the examples: (½ P1)
- For-profit organizations.
- Non-profit organizations
- Non-government organizations
- Public sector organizations
- Micro enterprise
- Small enterprise
- Medium enterprise
- Large enterprise
- Transnational enterprise
- International enterprise
- Global enterprise
Notes: the examples can be any companies/organizations regardless of their
nationalities/markets.
3. Define the following legal structures and give at least ONE example for each form of
business: (½ P1)
- Sole traders
- Partnerships
- Limited companies
- Franchising
- Joint ventures
- Licensing
Notes: the examples can be any companies/organizations regardless of their
nationalities/markets.
4. Choose ONE example in part 3 and explain how the legal structure of the chosen
company/organization link to its business objectives and product and services. (½ M1)
5. Explain the size and scope of at least THREE types of companies/organizations in the list of
the examples mentioned above: (P2)
- Micro enterprise
- Small enterprise
- Medium enterprise
- Large enterprise
- Global enterprise
6. Choose ONE example (among the three chosen ones in part 5) and explain how its size and
scope of different organisations link to its business objectives and product and services. (½
M1)
7. In the list of the examples mentioned above:

- Micro enterprise
- Small enterprise
- Medium enterprise
- Large enterprise
- Global enterprise
Choose ONE company/organization you know well and:
- Explain (briefly) the organizational objectives of the company/organization
- Draw the organizational structure of the company/organization
- Explain (½ P3) and analyse (½ M2) the relationship between different organisational
functions
- Explain (½ P3) and analyse (½ M2) how each function links to the upper organizational
objectives and structure.
8. Critically analyse the complexities of ONE example in part 2 and ONE example in part 3.
(D1)
9. Report conclusion
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction
LO1 Explain the P1 Explain different M1 Analyse how the LO1 and LO2
different types, size types and purposes of structure, size and D1
and scope of organisations; public, scope of different
organisations private and voluntary organisations link to Provide critical
analysis of the
sectors and legal the business complexities of
structures. objectives and product different organisations
and services offered and structures
P2 Explain the size
by the organisation.
and scope of a range
of different types of
organisations.
LO2 Demonstrate the P3 Explain the M2 Analyse the
interrelationship of the relationship between interrelationships
various functions different between
within an organisation organisational organisational
and how they link to functions and how functions and the
organisational they link to impact that can have
structure organisational upon organisational
objectives and structure.
structure.

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Pearson

Higher Nationals in Business

Unit 1: Business and the Business Environment

For use with the Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher

Academic Year: 2024

Assignment Title: Assignment 1

Internal Verifier Name

Unit Learning Outcomes:

LO1 Explain the different types, size and scope of organisations

Assignment Brief and Guidance:

7. In the list of the examples mentioned above:

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

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