ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Team formation, development and management
Which of the following is an example of a formal group rather than an informal group in an organisation?
A committee established by the board to review audit findings is a formal group because the organisation created it deliberately, with a defined purpose and authority. Lunch companions, car-poolers and football friends form informal groups through social relationships rather than through organisational design.
- AColleagues who regularly lunch together and share news
- BA committee established by the board to review audit findingsCorrect
- CStaff who share a car pool and discuss office gossip
- DA group of friends from different departments who play football on Fridays
Explanation
Formal groups are created by the organisation to achieve specific objectives, with defined roles and authority, as with a board-appointed audit committee. The other options arise from social relationships and are not set up by management, so they are informal groups.
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