Tag: forms of business organisation - 2

Regulation in the schedule 1 of the companies act 1956 is the table A. These are the regulations for the management of a company limited by shares. There is full information of the company in the 99 models of table A about the shares, meetings, board of directors, profit, dividend, capitalization, reserve, winding up, indemnity etc.

In a private funded companies the shareholders of the company are individuals. They can own the shares individually. But in a public limited company the shares of the company are owned by the government of that state and not individually. Hence, state-owned enterprises differ from privately funded companies because public companies can never belong to individual shareholders.

Public enterprise  are the enterprise where the share of the government is 51% or more. It works basically for the welfare of the people. Gas authority of India Ltd. is owned by the government and works for the welfare of the people. Hence, it is a public enterprise.

The enterprise will grow successively if it changes according to the required atmosphere. It should be flexible. The key to the success of the firms lies in the ability of the founders to recognize the need for change, understand how to effect the change, and quickly make the change at important inflection points. Creation of autonomy is the characteristic that ultimately drives entrepreneurs to accept the risks of entrepreneurship: a heavy workload and an uncertain financial future. The strength of informal enterprises lies within their flexibility, lack of defined structures, and ability to quickly respond to individuals’ needs and market conditions.

The success of the growth of an enterprise depends on its capability to adopt the changes going on and to do new innovations. Knowledge sharing and knowledge management should be given priority to encourage innovation and creativity. 

Public enterprises are autonomous organisations. They frame their own policies and procedures within the powers assigned to them by the act. The Act may however provide few issues which require prior approval of a particular ministry which makes it semiautonomous organisations also.

Public enterprises is an industrial, commercial or business activity of a government where a return on investment is expected. These  are institution operating service of an economic or social character or behalf of government. Government lays down certain public policies in the public interest and not guided by profit motive in order to govern such companies. 

Public enterprises are autonomous or semi-autonomous corporations and companies established, owned and controlled by the state and engaged in industrial and commercial activities. The key elements of public enterprises are state control and Public accountability. These are managed by the government. In some cases government has started enterprises under its own departments. In other cases, government nominates persons to manage the undertakings. Even autonomous bodies are directly and indirectly controlled by the government departments. The primary aim of state enterprises is to provide service to the society. These enterprises are started with a service motive. A private entrepreneur will start a concern only if possibilities of earning profits exist but this is not the purpose of public enterprises.

A company whose securities are traded on a stock exchange and can be bought and sold by anyone. Public companies are strictly regulated, and are required by law to publish their complete and true financial position so that investors can determine the true worth of its stock (shares). Also called publicly held company.

A board of directors is a recognized group of people who jointly oversee the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit business, nonprofit organization, or a government agency.