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प्रश्न
Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the basis of the following:
Meaning
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उत्तर
| Basis for Difference |
Formal Organisation | Informal Organisation |
| Meaning | Organisational structure which is designed by the management to accomplish a particular task. It specifies the boundaries of authority and responsibility and there is a systematic coordination to achieve organisational goals |
Interaction among people at work gives rise to a network of social relationships among employees. It emerges from within the formal organisation when people interact beyond their officially defined roles. |
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the type of 'organisational structure' which promotes efficiency in utilisation of manpower.
'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.
a. Identify the type of organisation which permits 'Steelo Ltd.' the flow of communication in all the directions.
b. State another advantage of the type of organisation identified in (a) above.
c. State any two values which 'Steelo Ltd.' wanted to communicate to the society
Differentiate between formal and informal organisations on the basis of authority
What is meant by the divisional structure of an organisation?
Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the basis of the following:
Authority
State any two circumstances under which the functional structure will prove to be an appropriate choice.
Which organisation structure is consciously or deliberately established?
Span of management refers to ____________.
It is defined as the framework within which managerial and operating tasks are performed.
It refers to the number of subordinates that can be effectively managed by a superior:
Under this type of organisational structure, manpower is grouped on the basis of different products manufactured.
Which type of organisational structure will you suggest for a firm which has diversified activities and operations requiring a high degree of specialisation?
'Saarthi', the name has been associated with the manufacturing and sale of Fashion products since 1960, when Kapil Saarthi opened his first retail fashion clothing outlet in Ahmedabad. Sarthi Cosmetics was incorporated in India in 1940, and became a member of the S & M family of companies in 1959. Sarthi Perfumes began operations in Gujarat in an existing administrative S&M facility in 1985. An important difference between S&M and most other companies is that instead of operating as one large corporation it operates as 180 smaller companies each focused on a specific product and area, implying selective dispersal of authority, recognising the decision makers need four autonomy, as decision making authority is pushed down the chain of command. It enables the company to maintain short lines of communication with customers and employees, and accelerate the development of talent.
As “The decision making authority is pushed down the chain of command” at S&M enterprises, it provides the benefit of quick decision making to the organisation because ______.
Which of the following is not true about formal organisation?
A network of social relationship that arise spontaneously due to interaction at work is called :
Grouping of activities on the basis of product lines is a part of
Which of the following is a disadvantage of divisional structure?
Which type of organisational structure is the most suitable when the size of the organisation is large and is producing one line of product?
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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.
