Businesses and governments are examples of formal organizations. Clubs or social networks are examples of informal organizations. Both types of organizations share many features in common ...

The informal organization is a more dynamic and fluid means of communication, teaming and knowledge sharing that takes place outside of, or in spite of, that structure.

Also known as the grapevine, the informal organization, consisting of informal employee interaction, has some significant advantages over more formal communication channels. Company leaders do ...

When your HR team can identify, cultivate and empower these informal leaders, you help ensure your organization will thrive. 4 Ways You Can Identify Invisible Leaders Because the informal leaders ...

Yet, despite its value, studies show that many organizations today spend the bulk of their time, effort and money on formal learning and training, rather than informal. But what exactly is ...

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 ...

Instead, operators can build on the efficient self-organization and improve the services by increasing the frequency and reliability of informal transport. Public, centrally organized services may ...