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Differentiate Between Formal and Informal Organization on the Following Basis: Behaviour - Business Studies

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प्रश्न

Differentiate between formal and informal organization on the following basis:

Behaviour

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उत्तर

Basis for
Difference
Formal Organisation Informal Organisation
Behaviour Complete control on the behaviour of employees as it is decided by managers. No control on the behaviour of
employees as managers will not interfere with the behaviour of employees unless it results in a negative impact on the organisation.

 

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Arvind found that in both the companies there was systematic co-ordination 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, where as 'My Car 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 feed-back.

a. Identify the type of organisation which permits the flow of communication in all the directions in 'My Car Ltd.'

b. Also state an advantage of the type of organisation identified in part (a) above.

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