hi everyone, i have no clear-cut clarity regarding the difference between a policy and a philosophy....can anyone tell me how a policy differs from a philosophy...?
From India, Bangalore
From India, Bangalore
A philosophy is the underlying thinking that is prevalent in an organisation. Almost always, it is high level 'motherhood' statements such as: 'Employee Friendly Environment', 'Tobacco Free Workplace', 'Women Friendly Company', 'People Before Profits' etc...
A policy on the other hand, is a lower level document that contains a number of directives that set the direction and inform staff about the organisation's position on a particular issue. So, for an 'Employee Friendly Environemnt', policies could include 'Work From Home Policy', 'Flexi-Time Policy', 'Paternity Leave Policy' etc...
So, in a nutshell, a philosophy drives organisational values, its mission statement, and its vision. Whilst policies on the other hand, spell out how the organisation conducts various aspects of its business, transactions, and relationships within the framework of its philosophy. Also, policies are what an organisation implements whilst philosophy is what it espouses.
Hope this helps!
From India, Gurgaon
95A policy on the other hand, is a lower level document that contains a number of directives that set the direction and inform staff about the organisation's position on a particular issue. So, for an 'Employee Friendly Environemnt', policies could include 'Work From Home Policy', 'Flexi-Time Policy', 'Paternity Leave Policy' etc...
So, in a nutshell, a philosophy drives organisational values, its mission statement, and its vision. Whilst policies on the other hand, spell out how the organisation conducts various aspects of its business, transactions, and relationships within the framework of its philosophy. Also, policies are what an organisation implements whilst philosophy is what it espouses.
Hope this helps!
From India, Gurgaon
Hi there,
Definision of Philosophy “Curtersy Philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.[1][2] Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational argument.[3] The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophia), which literally means "love of wisdom
Definition of Policy “Curtersy Policy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “
A policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s). The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure[1] or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by the Board of or senior governance body within an organization where as procedures or protocols would be developed and adopted by senior executive officers. Policies can assist in both subjective and objective decision making. Policies to assist in subjective decision making would usually assist senior management with decisions that must consider the relative merits of a number of factors before making decisions and as a result are often hard to objectively test e.g. work-life balance policy. In contrast policies to assist in objective decision making are usually operational in nature and can be objectively tested e.g. password policy
I hope by way of definistion has cleared your doubt, do use google it’s a useful tool.
Regards
From Oman, Muscat
Definision of Philosophy “Curtersy Philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.[1][2] Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational argument.[3] The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophia), which literally means "love of wisdom
Definition of Policy “Curtersy Policy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “
A policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s). The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure[1] or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by the Board of or senior governance body within an organization where as procedures or protocols would be developed and adopted by senior executive officers. Policies can assist in both subjective and objective decision making. Policies to assist in subjective decision making would usually assist senior management with decisions that must consider the relative merits of a number of factors before making decisions and as a result are often hard to objectively test e.g. work-life balance policy. In contrast policies to assist in objective decision making are usually operational in nature and can be objectively tested e.g. password policy
I hope by way of definistion has cleared your doubt, do use google it’s a useful tool.
Regards
From Oman, Muscat
Hi
Gaurav has explained the two terms in an excellent manner. The last line of his post in particular captures the subtle nuances of both terms and brings about the key difference too.
Great reply Gaurav.
Regards
From India, Mumbai
Gaurav has explained the two terms in an excellent manner. The last line of his post in particular captures the subtle nuances of both terms and brings about the key difference too.
Great reply Gaurav.
Regards
From India, Mumbai
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