Business Organizations

Introduction: The term “Organization” is used in a variety of ways. This term fall under two broad categories which are social organization and of business organization. Business organizations are those that are established to pursue specific business goals and they aim at making profits. Social organization may have some implicit goals, a clear status system and a set of rules of conduct in different fields. This paper will be analyzing the different types of organization how they exist and operate.

Multinational Organization

A multinational organization is one that functions in more than one nation, and normally operates in several of major world markets. The three main industrialized trading areas of the globe are The European Union, South-East Asia and North America, (and Australia). An example of a multinational organization is the Coca-Cola Company. An important feature of these Business organizations is that they have healthy established commercial brands that are widely known – e.g., Coca-Cola is the 2nd best recognized logo in the world. (Margaret P, 2004).

Several of these multinationals produce universal brands with identical marketing mixes all over the world – e.g. they have matching or related advertising, retailing and distribution methods. Many UK companies could choose to be internationally minded from the earliest times of the industrial revolution, today there is no alternative. Business organizations must either be globally minded or perish. The demand and market is worldwide, there is practically no other choice. In the world we live in today, billions of consumers are for the first time making enough cash to buy contemporary consumer goods like Mars bars and Coca-Cola. We are seeing the increase of global consumers, who have identical lifestyles and tastes regardless of where the live.
International Organization

An international Organization is an organization with an intercontinental reach or presence. International organizations are classified into two main groups which are: -International nongovernmental organizations (non-governmental groups that operate globally). These INGO’s can still be classified under: a). International non-profit making organizations, e.g. the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Organization of the Scout Movement. b). The Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), these are the types of organization mostly associated with the idiom “international organization.” These are associations that are created primarily of independent states also known to as member states. An example is the World Trade Organization (Margaret P, 2004).

Regional Organizations

Regional organizations are somehow worldwide organizations; this is because they have international membership and they are located in particular geographical area while their operations surpass a single country or state. However, their connection is characterized by borders and demarcations characterized by a distinct and unique location such as districts, continents, provinces or geopolitics. They are normally formed to promote cooperation and economic and political incorporation or dialogue amongst nation or bodies within restrictive geopolitical or geographical boundary. (Virginia, 1993).

They both show identical patterns of development and history that have been encouraged since the end of World War II. Many of the regional organizations tend to work along with well-established multilateral firms such as the United Nations. Examples of regional organizations include the European Union (EU), African Union (AU), the Organization of American States (OAS), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and The Arab League.

Global Organization

Global business organizations are organizations that operate globally i.e. they operate in all countries throughout the world. These Global organizations are formed by different states so as to achieve certain goals such as peace, eradicating poverty and hunger and many other humanitarian and development issues. These organizations are sometimes regarded as both a basis of oppression and also at the same time as a catalyst for universal movements of social justice and liberation. For years now, these Global organizations have brought about many changes into the lives of many people in countries that are faced with certain misfortunes such as famine, war and political unrest. An example of such organization is the world food program and the United Nations (UN) (Martha, 2007).

Domestic Organizations

Domestic organizations are those owned by an independent state. These domestic organizations are financed and serve the interests of the government. Some of the characteristics of domestic business organizations are; the directors are appointed by the state, and the revenue received is used by the state to meet the needs of the country. Some of these domestic organizations are non-profit making organization created only for the purpose of serving the people of a particular state. Domestic business organizations create convectional pleasure and process of fiscal/economic liberalization. Examples of these organizations are the local authorities such as the local counties.