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 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 ...

Gulati, Ranjay. "Renewal Through Reorganization: The Value of Inconsistencies Between Formal and Informal Organization." Paper presented at the Organization Science Special Issue Conference, Chicago, ...

This is the first part of a two-part series on organization. In the first part we will center on the need for organization. The second part will outline our conception of libertarian organization, ...