1. Unit 2: Business Organisations
Functional Areas

2. Functional Areas
P4: Describe functional areas in contrasting organisations.
This means organisations in different sectors
Private sector
Public Sector
NGO
Pick organisations you’ve already researched!

3. Private sector Sole Trader Partnerships
LTD companies (Private Limited Company_
PLC (Public Limited Company)

4. Public Sector What are Public Sector Organisations?
owned and controlled by the government (or local government).
to provide public services, often free at the point of delivery.
Schools, Police, Hospitals, Street cleaning etc

5. NGO Non Government Organisation Charities Oxfam, Barnardo’s, UNICEF
Act as a bridge between private and public sector.

6. Functional Areas: Private sector
Production
Research and development
Distribution/logistics IT HR
Sales/retail
Marketing/Advertising
Customer service
Management
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7. Functional Areas: Public Sector
These are typical but not exclusive
Customer Service
Marketing
Policy/ Research
Administration
Management

8. Functional areas: NGO Fundraising/Giving Sales Policy/ Research
Marketing/Advertising HR IT
Distribution/Logistics
Trustees
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How do functional areas relate to each other?

9. P4 and P5
In pairs prepare a short presentation to give to the rest of the class.
Describe the functional areas in your chosen business and explain how they link together.
You need to identify all the major functional areas.
You can use the work you did for Unit 1 P2to helpyou here.

10. P4 and P5
In your group, identify how the functional areas relate to each other to support the business objectives.
Identify how the functional areas work together to contribute to achieving the objectives. (Use research from p2 here too)

11. P4 and P5
On your own, describe the functional areas in a contrasting business organisation of your choice.
For example if you had looked at a PLC choose a hospital, or a Union from the public sector.