Feudalism in business
Published on Mar 02, 2016
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CEO
Everyone answers to the CEO or at least the standards they set. usually the CEO is the one who made the company or the is the one who upholds what happens in the company. The ones below the CEO have to answer to him/her. Naturally everyone answers to the one above them. If the CEO screws up then the company it self is destroyed and a lot of people will lose a lot of money. And there might be some government issues as well so if the CEO displeases then it will most likely raise a lot of hell. These guys are the ones who keep the company running from the top, now they need the trust of the ones below them to make sure that it will still run as well.
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Executive Secretary
The right hand man of the CEO usually these guys either give the CEO ideas or they take care of the things so the CEO doesn't have to be destroyed by constant issues in the company. If these guys screw up they have to talk to the CEO and probably get in trouble. The CEO counts on these guys so that they can do their job and not have to be given hell by issues that are way below them. They take care of documents and technology. These guys create the presentations and just get things ready so the CEO doesn't have to constantly do this themselves. If these guys don't make a great presentation the company will probably be in trouble so they are most likely get in a large amount of trouble and or get fired.
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Vice president of marketing
These guys, they are the ones who make sure on how they are going to get their product out and how they are going to sell it. They develop ways to get their product out there and they try to make sure that it sells. These guys work with their team and workers to see what prices should be and see what proper research should be done. If these guys screw up then they will most likely answer to the CEO, because if there is no product then there is no company and everyone will most likely have no jobs. They develop the marketing plans and just make sure the company has a product to sell. These guys need the ones below them to bestow the information to them so they know whats going on.
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Public relations departments
A group of three or more people or however they are set up. These guys set up on how the information about their company gets out. These guys take account of the information the public has. They take in the public opinion and try to make a compromise if it is bad. If it's a common one these guys are obviously going to get in trouble by the vice president of marketing. He or she needs these guys to get him or once again her to see what they need to do to make the people happy. They need the information from these guys to make sure what is going to be sold and the issues that need to be solved. So if they mess up then they are most likely getting into a lot of trouble or once again possibly getting fired.
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Product and marketing department
These guys have somewhat a similar job to the public relations department. But these guys just see how it gets marketed. They make the advertisements and see how they do advertise it. Be it by internet, newspapers, television and whatever the hell people are using to get information out now days. they are in charge of how information gets disclosed. But unlike the Public relations department these guys have ones below them. If these guys screw up then they answer to the vice president of marketing. Because they need their information so they need what is going on so they can also do their job. If they don't then they probably wont be able to sell their products. So that would be their own issue and then thats about it for their company. As I said before if there is no product then that company is probably screwed. (yeah in my opinion there isn't a big difference between the two but if it's wrong then it's wrong I guess, sorry bout the somber attitude)
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Manager (Product and marketing department)
these guys really just make sure that the employees below them do there job. if the employees aren't selling their stuff then they are not making any money. So the employees get chewed out by the manager and then the manager gets chewed out by the P.M.D. So these guys best not mess up because if they do they can always be fired and another yahoo gets to be a manager.
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Vice president of Sales
Now these guys, they have to do one hell of a job. They manage the budget of the company and what it is being bought and sold. They control all the sales, along side of the department of marketing. They decide how it is sold and what is going to be sold and such. Now these guys make sure that everything is managed and sold and they make sure the budget of the company is great and grand( ha). If these guys screw up it goes straight to the CEO. Because it's the money, it's kind of obvious there. If the company isn't making money then the Department of sales and marketing are getting chewed out. And if they don't make money then the possibility of getting fired is at large. So they make sure of the companies money. They also control the money of how the staff are paid and such as well. These guys also do plenty of traveling as well. They need to talk about the price of things and manage them as well.
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Managers ( Vice president of sales)
They control the employees below them just like any other manager and they make sure they do their job. They also decide who gets a raise and who gets paid properly. But first they most likely had to get it cleared and such. But overall if the managers screw up then the vice of sales has to fix the issue before it gets out of hand. Everyone has to make money somehow so don't screw up.
Vice president of production
They make sure of what get made. They have to make sure that there is a product to sell. They make sure they get the materials for it as well. They work with the other two departments to see how it will get out there and they also need to get the materials to get it. So they figure out prices and figure out if they are going to make a profit with their product. They make sure the quality of the product is good and they make sure requirements are met with it. They control everything that is production so if they screw up the ones above can't get a profit done. These guys and the rest will get chewed out for not doing a great job and if there is no product to sell then once again no company. So they really try not to screw up because if anyone doesn't work with each other and trust the ones below them and above them to get something done then they aren't making a thing. And then the ones below them are going to have an issue because a lot of budget cuts are going to be in place and the ones below them will get fired.
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Manager ( Department of production)
These guys just like all of the other ones just work like any of the other managers in the company. these guys keep the employees in check and get the job done. Because if they don't do their job right then the guys on top have an issue. So in the end everyone must cooperate because if no one trust each other and functions right then they can't work at all.
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Employees
These guys do the work, yes the others do the paper work but these guys they do it. They make the things and they make sure the things get sold. They need these things to get sold because without a employees nothing work. They sell the products and they help the people. They make sure the things on their end works. They have to trust the ones above them to pay them and make sure they have a safe work environment. If they don't then they don't work, yes they can always get more people but it's better to have loyal and faithful people. If these guys don't work they get chewed out but they do know that if they don't work then the company gets no money.
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How was this like feudalism?
well it's also like a hierarchy but slightly different. Everyone in this example has to trust the ones above and below them. The ones below them have to trust that their managers will get them money. And the managers have to trust that the finance department can get them paid. The finance department has to trust both the marketing department and the production department to get money and the product. They also have to depend on the employees to make and sell that product as well. The ones above the finance department depend on them to make sure they have a budget and the money to work. The finance has to trust the ones above them to make out the documents and market prices to make out the money. And everyone has to trust the CEO to make sure that they have a company and a job. And the CEO has to trust the ones below him to know that he will have his own company or kingdom to rule over. Everyone in feudalism needs each other one way or another.
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