Legal structure

20 important questions on Legal structure

Why is the legal form important?

1) Tax
2) Liability exposure
3) Start up and future capital requirements
4) Control
5) Management succession plans
6) Flexibility

What are the four basis structures?

- Sole priertorship
- Partnerships
- Incorperated companies
- Cooperatives

What are the advantages of a sole priertorship?

- Owner gets all the profits
- Doesn't have to consult (making quick decisions) with anyone in the decision making process
- Easy to start, less expensive
- Fewer government regulations
- Tax over income for business earnings
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What is the legal structure from most companies?

Sole priertorship

What are the important questions you ask before starting SP?

- Enough funds or loan from bank needed?
- Does entrepreneur have the professional and commercial know-how?

What are the advantages of general partnerships?

- Profit participation
- Right to make decisions
- Collaboration within the co.
- Higher credit worthiness of the bussiness

What are the disadvantages of general partnerships?

Personal, unlimited and joint responsibility for the entire debts of the company.

What are the advantages of limited partnerships?

- Profit participation
- Not liable with private means
- Collaboration within the co.
- Higher creditworthiness of the company

Who is liable in a LLP?

The organisation but not the partners privately. Debts are paid with organisation's assets.

Against what are partners in LLP protected?

Other partners' malpractice or negligence.

What are the disadvantages of private limited?

- Higher foundation costs
- Authorised capital required
- Bank loans need security for their loans
- Obligated book keeping

What is the def. for not-for-profit organisation?

Try to better society.

What is a co-operative?

Business organisation owned and operated by group of individuals for their Mutual benefit.

What are the key priciples that guide the delegation of authority?

- Decentralization
Decision making on the lowest feasible level in the organisation
- Parity principle
Authority must equal responsibility
- Span of control
Number of people a manager supervises
- Unity principle
No one in an organisation reports back to more than one supervisor

What are the principles of organisational design?

1) Keep oranisational structure simple
2) Give critical tasks prominence and allow them to function without restriction
3) Keep support staff to a minimum
4) Keep working small units

What are autonomous proft centres?

You involve people more in the company and so there can be less levels of management.

What are line activities?

Activities that directly influence the accomplishment of the firm's purpose and objectives (sales, production).

What is staff activity?

Are the activities that indirectly influence the accomplishment of the purpose and objectives (HRM)

What are two approaches to decision making?

- Centralized decision-making system
Decision-making authority by few top executives
- Decentralized decision-making system
Decision making by lower levels of managers

The process from input and output has two steps. Which are those?

- Technical efficient (highest output for lowest input)
- Economical efficient (maximum profit).

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