Organisations are able to be categorised in a number of ways, with three main types of organisation can be readily identified; commerical organisations, public organisations and non profit or charitable organisations.
Commercial organisations are what known typically as businesses. They trade in a highly competitive market, with their aim being to expand and grow the business with profit. The smallest of these businesses are single-person, sole traders, who usually own a small, local business such as window cleaners. The bigger end are giant multi national companies such as Coca-Cola. All these businesses thrive through selling products at a profit, allowing them to expand.
Public organisations are those that are funded mainly through taxation, and are controlled directly or indirectly by the government. These include; direct government bodies such as the civil service, local governement such as schools, colleges and health service. These organisations are based on public service, not profit. Although these organisations are still given budgets, they are not expected to make a profit.
During the recession, companies are having to put forward a clear strategy involving ICT, with those that have been able to do this thriving, and those who didnt failing, such as Blockbuster and HMV.
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