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प्रश्न
Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the basis of the following:
Flow of communication
Differentiate between formal organization and informal organization on any four bases.
उत्तर
| S. No. | Basis | Formal organization | Informal organization |
| 1. | Meaning | The term "formal organization" describes the hierarchy established by management. | Refers to the informal and personal relationships that exist between coworkers. |
| 2. | Origin | The management's rules and policies are the source of the structure. | The social interactions among the employees are the source of the structure. |
| 3. | Authority | The managerial posts and profile define authority. | Employees' personal characteristics define their authority. |
| 4. | Flow of communication | A communication takes places through a scalar chain. | It can take place in any direction. |
| 5. | Nature | Formal organisations are rigid. | Informal organisations are flexible. |
Notes
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'Steelo Ltd.' decided to set-up its steel manufacturing factory in the backward area of Orissa where very less job opportunities were available. People of that area welcomed this effort of 'Steelo Ltd.' To attract people to work in its factory it also decided to provide many other facilities like school. hospital. market etc. in the factory premises. 'Steelo Ltd.' started earning huge profits. Another competing company asked its production manager 'Aslam' to investigate the reasons of earning huge profits by 'Steelo Ltd.' Aslam found that in both the companies there was systematic coordination among the various activities to achieve organisational goals. Every employee knew who was responsible and accountable to whom. The only difference was that in his organisation communication took place only through the scalar chain whereas 'Steelo Ltd.' was allowing flow of communication in all the directions as per the requirement which lead to faster spread of information as well as quick feedback.
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b. State another advantage of the type of organisation identified in (a) above.
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