Organization Management Module 15
Organization Management Module 15
Organization Management Module 15
AND MANAGEMENT
MODULE 15:
1) Single or Sole Proprietorship – a business owned by one person only. The owner and the business are considered as one, meaning
the owner’s income and the business income are one and the same and the business income is taxed as a personal income. Decision
making is the sole responsibility of the owner and if the business succeeds, he or she gets all the profits. It it fails, then he or she
suffers all the losses and must pay whatever debt are incurred. The business ends upon the death of the owner or single proprietor.
2) Partnership – a business formed when two or more partners formally agree to be joint owners of a business. The resources (money
and other assets) and talents (skills, experience, and management expertise) of all involved may be pooled together. All partners share
the profits equally, unless otherwise specified in their partnership agreement.
3) Corporation – a business entity involving five or more persons owning it. It is registered and recognized by law as a “legal person”
that has legal rights and responsibilities, can sue or be sued in court, can own and sell properties, and can transact or enter into
contracts. Corporation ownership is divided into units known as shares of stocks and owners of these are called stockholders. A board
of directors, elected by the stockholders on a regular basis, manage the corporation which is run according to terms specified by their
by laws and articles of incorporation. The corporation’s life does not end with the death of stockholder or by the selling of the stocks of
a particular stockholder.
4) Cooperative - a group enterprise made up of several traders, consumers, or producers who are interested to produce or trade as a
group. The cooperatives’ original purpose was to supply those involved with goods or services at lower costs compared to those bought
from retailers. Later types of cooperative have emerged that include farmers, producers, and credit cooperatives. A group of officers,
called board of directors and ommittees, headed by a chairman, manage the cooperative’s activities. The cooperative’s life is not
affected by the death of any of its members nor by the selling of a member’s shares. It can, however, be dissolved by a majority vote of
the board of directors and a resolution signed by at least two-thirds of the general membership.