All business owners must apply structure to their operations, but it is not always easy to see what type of structure is best for a particular business model. Too little structure creates chaos for ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charles writes about organisational changes required to scale & AI. This article is more than 3 years old. During the ...

Thompson, Tracy A., and Kathleen L. McGinn. "Changing Formal and Informal Structure to Enhance Organizational Knowledge." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 98-060, December 1997.

Informal sector entrepreneurs would need to be shown that there’s value in adopting better bookkeeping practices, such as ...

Thompson, T., and Kathleen L. Valley. "Changing Formal and Informal Structure to Enhance Organizational Knowledge." In Strategic Flexibility: Managing in a Turbulent ...