Government organizations, private organizations, and nongovernmental organizations are the main types of organizations in the Philippines. Government organizations include national and local agencies and aim to provide public services. Private organizations include business enterprises that earn profits and business associations that promote industry interests. NGOs serve target beneficiaries and include civic groups, foundations, and social enterprises. The document further discusses the different forms that these organizations can take such as corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, cooperatives, and government-owned corporations, along with their key characteristics.

1. NATURE, TYPES AND
FORMS OF
ORGANIZATIONS

2. WHAT IS AN ORGANIZATION?
 It is a social setting composed of several groups of
people who bond and work together to achieve a
common purpose.

3. TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS

4. Types of
Organizations in
the Philippines
Based on Main
Purpose
Government
Organizations
(national and local
agencies)
Private
Organizations
(business
enterprises,
business
associations
Nongovernmental
Organizations
(civic society
groups,
foundations)

5. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
 May be in the form of national government
agencies or local government units (LGUs).
 National government agencies are mandated by
law to perform specific duties and responsibilities
and provide services for people nationwide.
 LGUs are also mandated by law to perform specific
duties and provide services but only for people
within their respective areas of jurisdiction.

6. PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS
 May be categorized into business associations that
promote the interests of the industry players or
business enterprises, which earn profits.

7. FORMS OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION
Sole Proprietorship
– is a business firm owned and
operated by a single person.

8. Partnership
– form of business organization
owned and operated by two or more
persons.

9. Limited Partnership
– form of business organization
also owned by two or more persons,
but with limited liabilities during a
financial loss.

10. Corporation – a business firm owned by
individuals or other corporations.
 It is an artificial being created by operation
of law, having the right to succession, and
the powers, attributes, and properties
expressedly authorized by law or incident
to its existence.
 it has legal and a distinct personality apart
from those who own it.
Stocks – the shares or certificates of ownership
of a corporation
Stockholders – owners of a corporation

11. Types of Corporation:
 Private or close corporation
– owned by a few individuals, usually
relatives or friends.
 Open corporation
– owned by any individual who buys shares
of stocks which are openly traded in the stock
markets.

12. COOPERATIVES – is a firm owned by a
group of people who have common
objective and who collectively bear the
risks of the enterprise and share its
profits.
-are formed to make their
member individually profitable or to save
money.

13. NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
 May be in the form of civil society associations,
corporate foundations, educational institutions,
livelihood enterprises called social enterprises, or
research institutions, among others.
 NGOs aim to serve a particular group or target
beneficiaries.
 GOCCs (Government owned and controlled
corporations) – government-owned and controlled
but function as business entities.

14. TYPES
ORGANIZATION
MAIN
PURPOSE
STRUCTURAL
FORMS
KEY
CHARACTERIST
ICS
Government
Organizations
(GOs)
Aim to provide
specific
services to the
general public
related to
improvement of
lives and
protection of
liberties
National
department
agencies;
national
commissions;
national
authorities;
national councils;
local government
units (LGUs –
provincial, city,
municipality,
barangay
Created, funded,
and is operated
through specific
Philippine laws

15. TYPES
ORGANIZATION
MAIN
PURPOSE
STRUCTURAL
FORMS
KEY
CHARACTERISTI
CS
Private Business
Organizations
Aim to :
• Earn profits
• Provide
products or
services to
specific
target
markets
• Develop
capacities
and
potentials of
employees
• Help improve
lives in
outside
communities
Corporations Ownership by
many individuals
or groups and
other corporations
through shares of
stocks; legal entity
is separate from
the owners;
financial liability is
limited to
contributed
shares of owners;
governed by
board of directors
and managed by
officers

16. TYPES
ORGANIZATION
MAIN
PURPOSE
STRUCTURAL
FORMS
KEY
CHARACTERISTI
CS
Partnerships Owned and
managed by two
or more
individuals;
financial liability is
shared by
partners
Limited
Partnerships
Owned and
managed by two
or more
individuals;
financial liability is
limited to
contributed share
of partners

17. TYPES
ORGANIZATION
MAIN
PURPOSE
STRUCTURAL
FORMS
KEY
CHARACTERISTI
CS
Sole
Proprietorship
Owned and
managed by
individual;
financial liability
solely on business
owner.
Cooperative Ownership via
equal shares of
members
Private
Associations
Aim to promote
the common
interests of their
industries or
companies
Industry
Associations
Coalition of
private
companies,
industry leaders,
private individuals

18. TYPES
ORGANIZATION
MAIN PURPOSE STRUCTUR
AL FORMS
KEY
CHARACTERISTI
CS
Government-owned
and controlled
corporations
(GOCCs)
Aim to manage a
government- owned
enterprise that
delivers a particular
service to the
general public
Corporations
owned and
operated by
the
Philippine
Government
(e.g. NFA,
Local Water
Utilities
Administratio
n)
Created, funded
and being
operated through
specific Philippine
Laws

19. TYPES
ORGANIZATION
MAIN PURPOSE STRUCTUR
AL FORMS
KEY
CHARACTERISTI
CS
Nongovernmental
Organizations
(NGOs)
Aim to:
• Provide specific
services to target
beneficiaries
• Advocate a
specific cause or
raise an issue to
promote public
awareness and
support
Civic society
groups,
corporate
foundations,
educational
institutions,
livelihood
enterprises,
research
organization
s
Volunteer and
nonprofit
organizations that
actively engage in
development-
oriented projects,
information
campaigns, and
other advocacy-
oriented
activities.

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