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How can managers use a company’s informal organization to improve performance?

How can managers use a company’s informal organization to improve performance? (IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa · 2026-10-07-36573 · 7.8. Trends in Organizat…

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  • Identifying a company’s informal organization can help managers understand and improve workplace relationships.
  • The formal organization chart does not show all influential relationships within the company.
  • An informal web of personal connections exists among employees at all organizational levels.
  • Vital information and knowledge constantly pass through these informal connections.
  • Managers can use social media analysis software and other tracking tools to study these relationships.
  • These tools make normally invisible employee relationships mappable and measurable.
  • Identifying the informal organization can help managers foster teamwork.
  • It can help managers motivate employees.
  • It can help managers boost productivity.
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IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa · 2026-10-07-36573

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"Smart managers understand that not all of a company’s influential relationships appear as part of the organization chart. A web of informal, personal connections exists between workers, and vital information and knowledge pass through this web constantly. Using social media analysis software and other tracking tools, managers can map and quantify the normally invisible relationships that form between employees at all levels of an organization. How might identifying a company’s informal organization help managers foster teamwork, motivate employees, and boost productivity?"

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