THE CONCEPT OF THE CHIEF

EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND

IT’S RESPONSIBILITIES
What is CEO?
In the context of Public Administration’s
governmental organization, the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO), is that person who coordinates the
entire activities of the organization. He is at the
apex of the organization’s management structure.
He is an administrator or the coordinator of all the
activities in an organization.
The Major Responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer

• Motivating, activating and training subordinates

• Responsible for monitoring the environment for a variety of
special information required for adequate understanding and
exploiting the environment as well as the organization.
• CEOs are responsible for disseminating information to all the
vital sector externally and internally.
• The CEO scans the environment for investment opportunities
especially those in the private sector.
• They are responsible for allocating organizational resources of
all kind, b it human and non-human resources
The responsibilities of a CEO can also be grouped to be as
follows:

1. Planning
Planning as a process involves anticipating, predicting and forecasting. It
is a process of articulating the aspirations of the organization and the
means to achieving the corporate goals. Corporate plan can be defined as
the embodiment of the dreams of an organization and how to realize it.

2. Selection
The selection process in the organization involves the hiring of the right
quality and quantity of staff needed to man the organization for effective
realization of the organization goals.
3. Organizing
This involves the building of structures which deals with
essential elements in the organization. These elements are
power, responsibility, division of labor, specialization and
the interdependence of various departments in the
organization.

4. Directing and Leading

The process of providing guidance, instructions, and
support to employees in order to help them achieve the
goals of the organization.
5. Coordinating and Controlling

Coordination is to unify or harmonize policies,

plans and programs of the organization.

Controlling is checking to determine whether plans

are being made and acting, if necessary, to correct any
deviation.
 TYPOLOGY OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

1. Tilular and Real Executive

Tilular executive is head of the state. This type of
executive is mere a symbolic or constitutional head of
state.
Real Executive is to exercise real powers of the
state and is head of government.
2. Single and Collegial Executive

Single executive, a chief to whom all other executives

are subordinates has final control.
Collegial executive, executive powers are performed by
a council or a cabinet. The numbers of persons constituting
collegial executives varies from seven (7) in Sintizerlaw to
fifteen (15) or twenty (20) in the cabinet systems of some
nations.
3.Parliamentary and Non- Parliamentary
In a parliamentary system, the head of state is usually a
person distinct from the head of government. This is in
contrast to a presidential system, where the head of state often
is also the head of government and, most importantly, where
the executive does not derive its democratic legitimacy from
the legislature.

A non-executive president is a symbolic leader of a state

who performs a representative and civic role but does not
exercise executive or policymaking power.
4. Corporate Executives
A corporate executive oversees senior
management responsibilities for a business or
organization, and plays a critical role in the
leadership
 Operative Duties of the Chief
Executive Officer
1. Interpersonal Role
Functional leadership – He /she has the motivational
role in the area of staffing, activating and training with its
associated duties.
Liaison – The CEO maintains self- developed network
outside the organization and as an informer who provides
information through the functional head.
Operative in nature – Symbolic head of the organization
who represents the organization that are obliged to perform a
number of routine duties which is legal or social in nature.

2. Information Role
Information dissemination is another information
role of the chief executive officer. Information collected are
transmitted to all the departments of the organization.
3. Decision Maker
The CEO is responsible for corrective action when
the organization faces important but unexpected
disturbances among worker’s and colleagues.
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• Reference:
• Ajayi , K. (2000). International Administration and Economic Relation in
a Changing World. Ibadan: Majab
• Sharfritz, J. M. and Russel, E. W. (2005). Introducing Public
Administration, Pearson Education Inc.
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PASTOLERO, HANNA MAE
QUEZON, SHAINA
LAHAOLAHAO, HANNA HERILA
ORIEL, JENNY JOY
FLORES,KAREN
DE ASIS, LENETH
CADIENTE, ANGEL NICOLE
GALIA, ART
ESTEBAN, ADRIAN