An organization is a form of association created for the production and distribution of products, services and works. It is endowed with certain rights and responsibilities. The purpose of the organization is to meet public needs and make a profit for it.
Functioning of a legal entity: features
The activity of an organization is a set of operations performed by a legal entity independently. Enterprises themselves can dispose of their goods, funds, finances remaining after deduction of mandatory payments.
The activity of an organization is also a specific form of relations, reflecting the interaction of material, labor, information, financial and a number of other resources in the process of providing services, performing work or producing products.
During the operation of the enterprise, the following is carried out:
- prediction;
- planning;
- control;
- control;
- accounting;
- analysis;
- material, information and other support.
Of particular importance is the analysis of the activities of the organization. Based on the reporting data, indicators of profitability, efficiency of the enterprise, the expediency of certain operations are determined, shortcomings, unprofitable and profitable areas are identified. All this information contributes to making the right management decisions, which, in turn, ensure the company's high competitiveness.
Activities
Classification is carried out according to a variety of criteria. So, depending on the content, the activity of a legal entity can be:
- military;
- cultural;
- economic;
- educational, etc.
The economic activity of an organization is a set of operations related to the creation of products, the provision of services for the sale or supply of goods, material support, and the maintenance of the normal functioning of infrastructure facilities. This type can also include any auxiliary, related work related to the creation of new technologies or product samples, analysis of the effectiveness of the enterprise, previous equipment upgrades, investment, market research, etc.
Economic activities, in turn, are divided into commercial, manufacturing, service, financial, managerial, etc.
Nuances
Any activity is carried out by a certain entity - a bank, an enterprise, an association, an entrepreneur,company, etc. Accordingly, each such entity is created to conduct a certain type of activity. It is called main. At the same time, each entity, to some extent, also conducts related activities.
For example, for a manufacturing enterprise, the main task is to produce products. For its implementation, additional actions are carried out: design, construction, material support, personnel training, financing, maintenance and repair of production assets, marketing research, etc.
Work efficiency
Effective is such an activity that ensures the achievement of planned goals. The result of the organization's work can be expressed in:
- sales;
- profit received;
- well-being of staff, etc.
All these indicators directly depend on the effectiveness of the organization's management.
Features of the organization of work
Any enterprise operates in accordance with certain rules, principles, patterns. Forms of organization of activities are enshrined in legislation. Each company chooses the most suitable option for itself, depending on the direction of work, goals and objectives. However, in any case, the work process is subject to certain requirements. For example, the organization of children's activities in a general education institution is carried out in accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard. Construction companies are guided by SNiPs.
Management - organizational activity - is carried out through the implementation of several different, but related functions. This, in particular, is about planning, forecasting, management, organizational design, accounting, control, analysis, information support, etc. Management tasks can be grouped depending on the time of their implementation relative to the period of the main activity (before, during or after).
The essence of organizational work is the regulation and coordination of structural components, their state and interaction. Based on this, the procedure for the organization's activities is developed.
Legal forms of work
For a sufficiently long period of time, the activities of different entities were carried out within the framework of different organizational forms. Currently, their list has significantly decreased. The organizational and legal forms of activity of the subjects fixed in the legislation are determined taking into account the current situation in the international and domestic markets, the level of socio-economic development of the state. At the same time, their choice is not determined by the national, sectoral or territorial orientation of the work of a particular organization.
In Russia there is a federal classifier of forms of activity - OKOPF. In accordance with it, business entities are legal entities and organizations, as well as individual entrepreneurs.
Organizational and legal forms of entities registered as legalpersons as follows:
- General partnerships, limited partnerships.
- OOO.
- AO (non-public and public).
- Unitary enterprises created on the basis of the right of economic management or operational management.
- Production cooperatives, economic partnerships, farm (peasant) farms.
Legal entities registered as non-profit organizations may have any of the following legal forms:
- Consumer cooperative.
- Public organization, movement, public initiative body, political party.
- Fund.
- Institution.
- State corporation.
- Non-profit partnership.
- Autonomous non-profit organization.
- A small indigenous community.
- Cossack society.
- Association (union).
- HOA.
- Gardening, gardening, dacha non-profit partnership.
In addition, this group includes public territorial self-governments.
Extra
For entities operating without creating a legal entity, the following organizational and legal forms are provided:
- Investment mutual fund.
- Simple partnership.
- Representative office or branch.
Depending on the legal form, the method of managing the property of the subject, its status and purpose is determinedactivities.
