Informal Organization

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconreal power structure
Executive Parlanceshadow hierarchy
Scholarly Discourseimplicit power network
Babel ZenithInformal Organization
Origin: Sociology

Etymology & Meaning

The unofficial network of relationships and influence.

In the Boardroom

Knowing who actually decides things versus org chart.

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