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Assignment One: Business Case Study

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• LO 1 Manage the impact of the external environment

on a business entity and the effect on the entity’s performance. 45% LO3 Manage a business entity’s compliance in accordance with internal and external requirements 32%

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Learners are required to answer by analysing the external environment impact on organisations operating in New Zealand by the end of week 8.

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For this assignment you need to identify an organisation that has recently been in the spotlight either in the media and/or recent business journals/articles and write a critical analysis about the impact of at least two of the following environmental factors on the organisation: competitors, customers, resources, technology, laws and regulations.

The discussion of the case study should include the following sections:

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A brief introduction to your selected organisation

Introduction

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Identify 2 environmental factors that have the most

relevance for the business Environmental and provide a detailed factors

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3 marks for each factor

Identify and discuss a complex situation or challenge resulting from the environmental factor on at least 2 of the following functions of the organization: human

Complex situation or

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A brief introduction to your selected organisation

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Environmental factors

Identify 2 environmental factors that have the most relevance for the business and provide a detailed description of the factors in the context of the organisation

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Complex situation or challenge

Identify and discuss a complex situation or challenge resulting from the environmental factor on at least 2 of the following functions of the organization: human resource, sales and marketing, procurement, finance, research and development, and support functions.

14 marks

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7 marks for each function

Management techniques

Analyse how the organisation uses or can use at least one of the following Management techniques to manage the performance of the two functions discussed above: environmental intelligence, adapting to, and controlling external environments.

marks Your discussion of the solution should include how the organization will implement and monitor the solution.

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