How do i answer this

[Twenty10]

hey guys..
had a SAC on Monday and totally f'ed it i think..(hopefully i can still get above 32/40)
Was just wondering how you would go about answering a question like this...
- Organisational structure and corporate culture are pivotal factors of the internal environment of a business. Discuss this statement. (4m)

[studyhound]

first identify the key terms then define them :
roughly
- organisational structure, the way in which an organisation cordinates its resources and lines of communication to best support its objectives
- corprate culture, the core values, morals, and beliefs which and organisation upholds - maybe better than that did it last yr so hav forgotten

thats 1 maybe 2 marks

now expand
- id probably talk abit about the internal environment, maybe define it, and state a few of its components

1 mark

now finnally using the definitions u have stated explain why these factors are pivotal to the successful functioning of an internal environment


thats the final mark

[Twenty10]

cheers mate

[olly_s15]

I'd say most of the marks are allocating to applying why they are pivotal to success, so make sure you go in enough depth (about 3 clear reasons with examples) to ensure you would be awarded full marks.

You'd probably get a mark for defining the key terms.