Business Organisation and Policy
2500 words

Assignment Task

BHS was a department store founded in 1928 that sold a variety of clothing, householdand other items. In April 2016, the company was placed into administration and its future and that of its staff remains uncertain.

You are required to writea business report that covers the following tasks:

TASK 1

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)represent two major areas of strategic business planning and decision-making. M&A decisions occur within wider business and regulatory environments and each decision to merge or buy carries with it significant opportunities and risks.

a) Using relevant examples, evaluate current laws and policygoverning Mergers and Acquisitions in the UK. ( 10 marks )

b) Research and analyse the acquisitions of BHS with specific reference to the opportunities and risks associated with this type of business planning. ( 30 marks )

TASK 2

A business exists and operates withinenvironments.Each environment consists of different factors of varying type, risk and ability to control.

Apply the following environmental analysis tools to the business factors, risks, controls and impacts that you think are relevant to BHS:

a) Internal environment: use McKinsey 7S.

(20 marks)

b) Industry competition: use Porter's Five Forces Analysis.

(20 marks)

c) Macro environment: use PESTEL Analysis. (20 Marks)

Your report should consist of the following sections:

• The introductionwhich explains what the report is all about and covers the scope ofwhat is to be covered in the report. (125 words)
• Thefindings and analysiswhich sets out in a complete and professional structure your responses to the tasks outlined above (e.g. using headings, sub-headings, in-text citations, tables, figures, etc.). (2000 words)
• Conclusion and Recommendations(125 words)
• Bibliographyshowing all your references in Harvard format.