Types Of Group
1.       FORMAL GROUP: those defined by the organizational structure. In formal groups, the behaviors that one should engage in are stipulated by and directed towards organizational goal. The 6 members coming together to conduct a research in the market for a common problem faced by company are part of Formal Group.
Formal Group can once again be classified as:
a.        Command Group: It is determined by the organization chart. It is composed of the individuals who report directly to a given Manager. A school Principal and her 12 teachers form a command group, as do the Assistant Manager-Finance and 10 employees reporting to him are also a part of Command Group.
b.       Task (Temporary) Group: also organizationally determined, represents those working together to complete a job task or a project work, but not necessarily report to the same supervisor. For E.g. when a problem involving many department arises, people from all those department may be appointed to scrutinize the problem, to give suggestions and provide solutions. Another E.g. if a college student is accused of a campus crime, it may require communication and coordination among the dean of college, principal, vice-principal and the co-ordination. Such a formation would constitute a task group.
2.       Informal Groups: Informal Groups are alliances that are neither formally structured nor organizationally determined. These groups are natural formations in the work environment that appear in response to the need for social contact. 2-3 employees from different departments who regularly eat lunch together are an example of an informal group. Informal group once again can be classified as following:
a.        Interest Group: People may or may not be aligned into common command or task groups may affiliate to attain a specific objective with which each is concerned. For E.g. employees who get together to have their vacation schedules altered, to support a peer who has been fired, etc.
b.       Friendship Group: Groups often develop because the individual members have one or more common characteristics. This formation is called as Friendship Groups. Social alliances, which frequently extend outside the work situation, can be based on similar age or ethnic heritage, are the examples of Friendship Groups.
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