Arvind SinghAIR 10 · CSE 2014 · 195 wordsTheir whole copy
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Informal organization of work is based on individual personality. Unlike formal organization, it is not structured, it does not have any well defined goals, It is an aggregate of personalities, where rules do not define the relation between them.
Some characteristics are:
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(i) Relationship between members is Role Relationship and not status Relationship. (ii) Members interact on the basis of the esteem of the individual, irrespective of his status. (iii) There is no legally defined structure or goal of the organization. (iv) Unlike formal organization, interaction here is direct, face-to-face and an end in itself. (v) They are relatively small and of short duration.
On the basis of the condition of Labour, some characteristics are: (i) Easy entry (ii) Low skill requirement (iii) Low wages (iv) Immigrant labourers
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However many sociologists argue that informal organization within a formal organization is necessary for the smooth functioning of the formal organization. The Hawthorn Experiment of Elton Mayo proved this. Max Weber has only focussed on the legal-rational bureaucratic structure of formal organization in modern society. But even he was apprehensive that it will lead to de-humanization and de-personalization. Informal organization helps to prevent it within formal setup.