Informal Communication or Grapevine: Communication arising out of all those channels of communication that fall outside the formal channel is known as informal communication or the grapevine. It is built around the social relationship of members of the organization. Informal communication does not follow lines of authority as is the case of formal communication. It arises due to the personal needs of the members of an organization and exists in every organization. Such communication is usually oral and exists in even by simple glance ,gesture, smile or silence.
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