CASE 5: HILLBILLY CABLE COMPANY

The adjoining towns of Gapan, San Isidro, and Cabiao in Nueva Ecija were
identified be Mr. Rodolfo Fajardo as the right area for the proposed company:
the Hillbilly Cable Company. Together with two other former classmates, Efren
Puyat and Lamberto Buluran, they were able to raise more than P1Million as
initial capital.

The trio initially determined the market and technical feasibility of the
project. They were satisfied with their findings. The last aspect that they will
have to work out is the organizational set-up of the firm. The partners agreed
that the structure will depend on the various activities inherent to the firm. So,
they sat down and prepared a list of the activities involved which are as follow:

1. Soliciting subscriptions
2. Installing cable connections to the subscriber’s homes
3. Billing subscribers
4. Bookkeeping and related matters
5. Procurement of transmission rights
6. Actual operation of the network
7. Receiving payments from subscribers
8. Repair and maintenance of facilities
9. Disbursement of funds
10. Coordination of the various activities
11. Securing the office and transmission facilities
12. Typing and filing
13. Delivering subscribers’ bills
14. Driving the service vehicles of the company

The partners want to produce an organization chart and job descriptions of

the various positions that will be identified. However, they find it difficult to
begin drawing the chart.