Introduction
In this topic the importance of the organizational philosophy is reflected since it helps the development of a company and the vision of each worker, this goes hand in hand with planning since it gives us to discover what we want and where we want to go. He also mentions that he has several types of planning such as strategic that is medium or long term, tactical or functional that is only the most specific and operational that is short-term.
It is very important to emphasize that the organizational philosophy in a company leads to values, beliefs and practices. Each company has its philosophy well defined and we as workers must abide by them. Many times as workers we do not take importance of this and sometimes we know what we must do and what we do not however we do or stop doing it, each company has its policies, such as (not wearing a uniform or badge in an improper place or doing misuse of it), since our behavior, attitudes and skills depend on it.
When we talk about strategic planning it is when we specifically propose the goals to be achieved as well as we know that we must take risks, it cannot be left in the end that we can make mistakes but like knowing how to correct them have options if at any time the strategy is not concludes as arranged. We must make decisions in any aspect as what is proposed is real. We have to program a series of activities and success will depend on the good execution from the beginning to the end, just as we have to budget for the proposed strategies.
But in the end, organizational philosophy as its name says is an organization based on ethical values.
Important terms:
Philosophy: it is a science, originated in Greece, whose mission is to understand reality and ask questions, for the mere desire to know.
Strategies: they are alternatives or courses of action shown by the media.
Planning: it is an action that is linked to planning, it is also setting the specific course of action to be followed.
Organizational: it is a social creation that involves the gathering of various individuals who must be, in most cases, superior to one.
Concept
It is the set of values, practices and beliefs that are the raison d'être of the company and represent the organization's commitment to society.
Importance of philosophy
The importance of organizational philosophy has been a fundamental theme for the development and competitiveness of organizations from the 80's to today.
Background
The investigations of (Elton) in the late thirties, who by modifying lighting elements tried to demonstrate the effect that this would have on worker productivity, however these changes were not those that modified worker productivity, since it is an increase and the decrease in lighting brought the same result, concluding that it was the workers' own intention that encouraged the increase.
Planning is the forecast of future scenarios and the determination of the results that are intended to be obtained.
Analysis of the environment to minimize risks, in order to optimize resources and define the strategies required to achieve the purpose of the organization with a greater probability of success.
Types of planning
Planning answers the questions: What do we want? Who are we? Where are we going? And How should we do it?
Strategic.- Define the general guidelines of the planning of the company, generally it is in the medium or long term. Its purpose is to determine the direction of the organization as well as obtaining, using and disposing of the necessary means to achieve the mission and vision.
Tactical or functional.- refers to more specific plans, which are prepared in each of the departments or areas of the company and which are subordinated to the strategic plans.
Operational.- in the short term, its function is to formulate and assign results and specific activities to be carried out by company personnel.
Developing a strategic plan requires having the organizational philosophy defined.
Strategic planning is the series of stages through which the board of directors defines the direction and general guidelines that will govern the organization.
Organizational values, when spread, become attitudes and attitudes into behaviors, which directly influences the results of the company.
Within the organizational philosophy, the mission, vision and values must be found as follows:
The mission
It is the raison d'être of the organization, its formulation is one of the most important stages in the planning process. The mission must answer three questions: Who are we? What do we do? What is our added value and / or competitive advantage? The requirements that the mission must contain are: broad, motivating, permanent and consistent.
The vision
This must be formulated through the company, see its social and economic environment to see the scope of the same.
Values
They should be depending on the ethics of the person and company, this is essential in any organization to see how they are governed and why it should be so.
