The purpose of this essay is to provide a brief yet insightful look at how most organisations are comprised of formal and informal structures within the one organisation. The two types of structure are initially examined and then analysed for the strengths and weaknesses of each of the structures. A short history of how the two structures were developed are included to provide the reader with an outline of the thinkers who developed these ideas. …
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…two forms of organisational structure and explore their historical perspectives of both formal and informal structure and then identify a number of strengths and weaknesses for both of these structures. This enabled us to gain a better insight into organisations as a whole so that future work on organisations can take into account these differences. This will provide answers as to why some disputes arise between the senior managers and the employees of large companies.