Overview
Task Overview:
The purpose of this unit is to develop knowledge and understanding of the organisational environment as required by a practising or potential middle manager.
Assignment Structure:
An ILM Assessment Task provides an opportunity to relate your learning directly to your current organisation.It is recommended that you discuss the assignment with your line manager to explore and agree how the task could be used to support the needs of your employer (as well as evidencing your learning as part of completing your ILM qualification).
If you are not currently working within an organisation, then you may complete this task in relation to an organisation with which you are familiar. This could include experience working in a voluntary capacity
The nominal word count for this assignment is 2500 words: The suggested range is between 2000 and 3000 words, however individuals have different writing styles, and there is no penalty if the word-count range is exceeded.
| Be able to analyse how an organisation is affected by the macro-environment use the PESTLE framework correctly and appropriately to analyse own organisation, ensuring that you make it clear why the factors you identify are important for the organisation. You are then required to evaluate the strengths and limitations of the PESTLE framework to reach a conclusion or make recommendations as to its usefulness as a strategic diagnostic tool for the environmental scanning element of strategic management. |
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| Understand the impact of economic and political factors on the organisation The second part of the task requires an assessment of one economic factor and one political factor from the PESTLE analysis, using appropriate criteria to make a judgement on the impact on the organisation of each. |
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| Understand the legal environment within which the organisation operates Assess of one legal factor from the PESTLE analysis, using appropriate criteria to make a judgement on its impact on the organisation. | Assess the impact on the organisation of one legal factor from the PESTLE analysis (20 marks) |
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