GlaM0uR said:
Heyy
im doing my business investigation assessment..but i dont know what questions to ask about the " business environment & operations"
im seriously lost...dont know what questions to ask the manager of the business regarding them.
can u plz help me out?
thanx so muchh :wave:
1.Your Mission Statement
2.About The Business:
Contact Details
Ownership
Prime Function
Legal Structure
Industry Sector
Size Of Business
History and growth of the business
3.Prime Function and Mission Statement:
Business Purpose
Mission Statement
4.Location
Business Location
Reasons For Location
Advantages of Location
Disadvantages Of Location
Competition
5.Business Goals:
Financial Goals
Social Goals
Personal Goals
How the business will achieve its goals:
6.Stakeholders:
Internal Stakeholders
External Stakeholders
7.Marketing: Product, Price, Promotion, Place
Product Range
Target Market
Advertising that business takes up
Sales Promotion(What does the business use to promote it's sales)
Effectiveness Of Marketing Strategies
8 Management and Employee Relations
Organizational Chart of employees
Span Of Control and Chain Of Command
Recruitment Of Human Resources
Maintenance Of Human Resources
Employee Qualifications
9.Technology:
Uses of technology in business
Impact Of Technology On The Business on: workers and their work, physical organization of the business(air cons to make business cooler, powerpoints so things can plugged in, survelliance technology to monitor activity), Efficiency of the business(eg makes jobs much easier to do)
These are the headings i used for my investigation. When i find the sheet with the questions that should be asked under the headings, i'll post it up
