Informal Organizations in the Workplace

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What does the informal organization in a workplace govern?

  • Formal procedures and policies
  • Legal regulations
  • Budget allocations
  • Personal and professional connections (correct)

Why does the informal organization evolve organically?

  • Due to strict organizational rules
  • To enforce formal communication channels
  • To avoid interpersonal relationships
  • In response to changes in the work environment (correct)

What is the informal organization made up of?

  • Financial statements
  • Strict hierarchies and reporting lines
  • Behaviors, interactions, norms (correct)
  • Sales projections

Which of the following is NOT a component of the informal organization?

<p>Financial reports (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the informal organization respond to changes in membership?

<p>By evolving organically (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the informal organization?

<p>The interlocking social structure governing how people work together (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the informal organization?

<p>It is a static and unchanging entity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the informal organization respond to changes?

<p>It evolves organically in response to changes in the work environment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is included in the informal organization?

<p>Emotional sources of motivation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are the boundaries of the informal organization described?

<p>Porous and dynamic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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