1.4 Functional Areas within Business Organizations Unit 1: Exploring Business Purposes

1. 1.4 Functional Areas within Business OrganizationsUnit 1: Exploring Business Purposes Image: � 2008 Jupiterimages CorporationImage: � 2008 Jupiterimages Corporation

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3. Relationships between functional areas Photo: � Yuri Arcurs, shutterstock.comPhoto: � Yuri Arcurs, shutterstock.com

4. Business activities In order to complete their own activities successfully, functional areas in an organization must work together. If they do not, the whole business will suffer. Why do you think this is? The question at the end of this activity is designed to encourage students to start thinking about the importance of functional areas working together with each other in order to achieve the business�s aims and objectives. This links into the proceeding slides. This click to link interactive activity is printable either as a solved answer sheet (when the print button is pressed after the activity has been solved) or as an unsolved worksheet at any other time.In order to complete their own activities successfully, functional areas in an organization must work together. If they do not, the whole business will suffer. Why do you think this is? The question at the end of this activity is designed to encourage students to start thinking about the importance of functional areas working together with each other in order to achieve the business�s aims and objectives. This links into the proceeding slides. This click to link interactive activity is printable either as a solved answer sheet (when the print button is pressed after the activity has been solved) or as an unsolved worksheet at any other time.

5. Working together Possible answers: In small organizations, interaction between functional areas is more likely to be informal. Benefits of this include the fact that any problems can be solved quickly. In larger organizations, different functional areas may be based in different buildings or even different sites. It is essential that good communication systems are in place to facilitate staff interaction and co-operation.Possible answers: In small organizations, interaction between functional areas is more likely to be informal. Benefits of this include the fact that any problems can be solved quickly. In larger organizations, different functional areas may be based in different buildings or even different sites. It is essential that good communication systems are in place to facilitate staff interaction and co-operation.

6. Relationships between functional areas

7. Working together

8. Working together Two functional areas must work together to solve each scenario so the students must press on both of the correct answers before they can move on to the next question. Answers: Marketing and Research & Development Customer Services and Operations Operations and Human Resources Sales and Customer Services Research & Development and Operations Photo:� RivaAndrea, shutterstock.comTwo functional areas must work together to solve each scenario so the students must press on both of the correct answers before they can move on to the next question. Answers: Marketing and Research & Development Customer Services and Operations Operations and Human Resources Sales and Customer Services Research & Development and Operations Photo:� RivaAndrea, shutterstock.com

9. Methods of communication

10. Communication pros and cons

11. Assignment: The interaction of functional areas Using this card shuffle game, describe the interaction of the functional areas displayed for two businesses of your choice. Then, evaluate how the functional areas contribute to the aims and objectives of these businesses. This assignment will help students to work towards achieving M3 and D1 of the grading criteria. Key skills: Discussing the answers to these questions as a class can help students to achieve Communication Level 2.1a. Using this card shuffle game, describe the interaction of the functional areas displayed for two businesses of your choice. Then, evaluate how the functional areas contribute to the aims and objectives of these businesses. This assignment will help students to work towards achieving M3 and D1 of the grading criteria. Key skills: Discussing the answers to these questions as a class can help students to achieve Communication Level 2.1a.

12. Build the business! In order to make this a fair game, you might want to toss a coin to decide which team starts first. Answers: marketing human resources administration production administration sales representatives research interest administration finance and accounts income person market research research and development customer services finance and accounts research and development human resources publicity finance and accounts In order to make this a fair game, you might want to toss a coin to decide which team starts first. Answers: marketing human resources administration production administration sales representatives research interest administration finance and accounts income person market research research and development customer services finance and accounts research and development human resources publicity finance and accounts

13. Glossary