Question
Distinguish between 'Formal' and 'Informal' organisation.

Answer

Difference between formal and informal organisation:
Basis
Formal Organisation
Informal Organisation
Formation
Deliberately planned and created by management.
Emerges spontaneously as a result of social interaction among people.
Purpose
To achieve planned organisational goals.
To satisfy social & cultural needs & fulfil common interests.
Behaviour of members
Prescribed and enforced by Management.
Evolved by mutual consent among members called group norms.
Structure
Has a well-defined structure of tasks and relationships.
Does not have a clear-cut structure but a complex network of relations.
Communication
Official lines of communication.
Communication based on convenience.
Leadership
Managers are leaders by virtue of their superior position.
Leaders are chosen.
Stability
Stable and predictable.
Neither stable nor predictable.
Adherence to rules
Violation of rules may lead to penalties.
No such punishment - at the most social disapproval.
Interdependence
Exists independently of formal organisation.
Exists within the framework of formal organisation.

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