Although informal and formal organizations might seem diametrically opposed, they can and do coexist within a single company's organizational structure. Indeed, every company with a formal ...

We tend to think that relationships between management and employees in an organization are based on formal contracts and the underlying laws and regulations thereof. However, it is wrong to see ...

While formal education has its place in any long-range strategic plan, an atmosphere of informal learning can help motivate employees to explore new ways of approaching challenges.

Leadership roles and who has power are well-defined in a formal organizational structure, but not as clearly in an informal one. The leader in a formal structure has a heavy duty and responsibility.

Let’s begin with the distinction between formal and informal organization. As discussed in The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership, formal organization is “the system” set up by the corporate ...

We develop a theoretical perspective on how inconsistencies between formal and informal organization arising from reorganization can help create ambidextrous organizations. We argue that under some ...

Informal learning is often treated as simply an alternative to formal, didactic instruction. This chapter discusses how the organization of informal learning differs across distinct settings but with ...

We tend to think that relationships between management and employees in an organization are based on formal contracts and the underlying laws and regulations thereof. However, it is wrong to see ...