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Question
State any three features of 'Informal Organisation'.
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Solution 1
- Informal organisation arises spontaneously out of the social friendly interactions among like-minded personnel in a formal organisation.
- In an informal organisation, rules and regulations of the group are followed instead of organisational rules.
- In an informal organisation, there is free communication and interaction among employees.
Solution 2
- It emerges spontaneously as a result of personal interaction among employees
- It originates from within the formal organisation
- The standards of behaviour evolve from group norms
- It has its own independent channels of communication
- It has no definite structure or form
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