Accountability vs Responsibility: Entrepreneur Duties

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An entrepreneur ensures employees' physical workspace is safe and well-maintained. This action primarily demonstrates the entrepreneur's:

  • Obligation to maximize production efficiency.
  • Responsibility to pay competitive salaries.
  • Desire to minimize operational costs.
  • Accountability for employee safety. (correct)

Which of the following best describes the relationship between responsibility and accountability, according to the text?

  • Responsibility entails having authority, while accountability involves being answerable for actions. (correct)
  • Responsibility and accountability are mutually exclusive.
  • Accountability is about making initiative and risk, while responsibility is about answering a problem.
  • Accountability is a prerequisite for responsibility.

Why is supporting the career development of employees considered a key responsibility of entrepreneurs?

  • It primarily benefits the employee's personal life.
  • Because entrepreneurs must enable workers to find a better job.
  • It streamlines the business owner's responsibilities.
  • It guarantees success in business by promoting new knowledge and skills. (correct)

Jaz is responsible for power supplies, but he is only held accountable if the supplies ever run out, why is that?

<p>Because Jaz owes an explanation for his actions regarding the power supplies. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

An entrepreneur is MOST directly contributing to the balanced and rapid economic development of the country by?

<p>Aligning business practices with the targets set by the government. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Providing minimum hourly wage, overtime pay, sick leave, and bonuses is an example of:

<p>An entrepreneur's responsibility to their employees. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which action exemplifies an entrepreneur's commitment to respecting the humane behavior towards employees?

<p>Allowing worker's to practice their rights and enjoy being workers of the company. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is establishing and maintaining open communication lines considered vital in small business relations?

<p>It protects the interests of everyone by fostering understanding and preventing misunderstandings. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the government in relation to entrepreneurs, according to the text?

<p>To set targets for balanced and rapid economic development. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of the word 'entrepreneur'?

<p>Someone who does the initiative and risks to create an idea and make an enterprise. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Responsibility

Having authority over one's actions.

Accountability

Being liable or answerable for one's actions.

Entrepreneur

Someone who takes initiative and risks to create an enterprise.

Entrepreneur's Responsibility to Employees

Paying taxes, salaries, and wages, including Philhealth and Social Security.

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Safe Working Environments

Entrepreneurs must offer conditions where the physical environment is safe and well-maintained.

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Respecting Employee Behavior

Treating employees with compassion and respecting their rights.

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Support Career Development

Acquisition of skills and knowledge to guarantee business success.

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Small Business Relations

A good line of communication that protects everyone's interests is vital.

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Responsibilities of entrepreneurs towards the government.

Targets are set for a balanced and rapid economic development of the country.

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Study Notes

  • JAZ is a supplies custodian in a power supply company.
  • JAZ must ensure parts/supplies are available on-site, note the supplies, and refill them before they run out.
  • JAZ is responsible for the power supplies.
  • JAZ is accountable and owes an explanation for actions if the supplies run out.

Accountability vs. Responsibility

  • Responsibility involves having authority over one's actions.
  • Accountability means being liable or answerable for one's actions.
  • To be responsible, one must be accountable, and vice versa.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Entrepreneurs

  • Entrepreneurs have responsibilities to employees, the government, creditors and suppliers.
  • An entrepreneur is someone who takes initiative, assumes the risks, generates the idea, and makes an enterprise.

Responsibility and Accountability to Employees

  • Entrepreneurs are responsible for paying taxes, salaries, and wages to employees.
  • The government requires entrepreneurs to pay Philhealth, Social Security, taxes out of employee wages for each employee working in their business.
  • Entrepreneurs must pay employees at least the minimum hourly wage set by the government, including overtime pay, sick leave, and bonuses.
  • It is the responsibility of entrepreneurs to ensure the safety of employees' working environments.
  • Entrepreneurs must ensure the physical environment is safe and well-maintained, with good lighting, proper temperature, and sufficient space to perform work.
  • Employees should be treated with respect and compassion.
  • Employees should be allowed to exercise their rights and enjoy being workers of the company.
  • Supporting employee career development through the acquisition of new knowledge and skills is essential for business success.
  • Encouraging employees to attend seminars and conferences for professional growth supports their career development.
  • Creating good relationships with employees protects the interests of everyone.
  • Effective communication is crucial for establishing and maintaining good relations.

Responsibilities Towards the Government

  • In business, entrepreneurs' responsibilities towards the government, professional institutes, and other business institutions are essential.
  • The government sets targets for a balanced and rapid economic development of the country.

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