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प्रश्न
Differentiate between formal and informal organisations on the basis of the flow of communication.
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उत्तर
| Basis | Formal organisation | Informal organisation |
| A flow of communication | It takes place through the scalar chain. | It can take place in any direction |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the basis of the following:
Nature
Define organization as a structure.
Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the following basis:
Behaviour
A differential between 'Functional and 'Divisional' structure of organising on the basis of the following:
Managerial development
How does informal organisation support the formal organisation?
A company, which manufactures a popular brand of toys, has been enjoying good market reputation. It has a functional organisational structure with separate departments for Production, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Research and Development. Lately to use its brand name and also to cash on to new business opportunities it is thinking to diversify into manufacture of new range of electronic toys for which a new market is emerging. Which organisation structure should be adopted in this situation? Give concrete reasons with regard to benefits the company will derive from the steps it should take.
Write a short note on: Formal organisation.
Which organisation structure is based on rules and procedures?
Grouping of activities on the basis of functions is a part of ____________.
It is defined as the framework within which managerial and operating tasks are performed.
As the span of management increases in an organisation, the number of levels of management in the organisation:
Which of the following is not a merit of functional structure?
Which of the following is not a merit of divisional structure?
Grouping of activities on the basis of product lines is a part of
______ is suitable for multi-product companies focusing on 'differentiated products'.
Which type of organisational structures is the most suitable for those business enterprises where a large variety of products are manufactured?
Read the following text and answer the questions given below:
'Pappu Sweets Makers' is a sweets making company which has turnover in crores. In order to manage the work in the organisation, the departments have been created on the basis of functions. Examine the following situations of this organisation and give answers accordingly :
Situation 1: It is expected that employees who are performing similar tasks work under the same department. So the company now has HR, Marketing and Finance departments. The division is based on specific functions.
Situation 2: There are similarities in the tasks performed within the same department.
Situation 3: The profit is increasing month by month due to the success of this structure of the organisation.
Situation 4: There has been minimum duplication of efforts as the same department is taking care of single function.
Why do you think the profit is increasing as given in Situation 3?

Identify the type of organization structure depicted in the above diagram:
| Diligent developers, a website design company in Bangalore is a startup initiative of Mr. Maniraj which aims at achieving a profit margin of 10% in its first year. Mr. Maniraj appointed Mr. Advait as the Digital marketing Head, Mr. Kiyansh as the head of Backend department and Mr. Nirved headed the Graphics Designing Department. Since each head was specialised in specific skills, it resulted in increased efficiency and better coordination. However, problems arose when Mr. Advait started considering group objectives superior to organisational objectives and stopped exchanging information with Mr. Kiyansh and Mr. Nirved. The company had to bear the brunt of lack of coordination and was unable to achieve its objectives. |
- Identify and state the organisational structure adopted by the company.
- State two benefits and two limitations of the identified structure highlighted in the above case.
