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Formal hierarchies allow better distribution of responsibility and separation of personal relationships from work relationships. They also enable less politica
by hannibal5 13y ago
Formal hierarchies allow better distribution of responsibility and separation of personal relationships from work relationships. They also enable less politically/socially savvy people to get into powerful positions with their merit. Informal power structures in hierarchal groups have less power and they happen only between peers.
In informal hierarchies relationships become personal and political. In anarchy, everything is politics and personal.
- DrJokepu 13y agoIs it actually a good idea to put less politically/socially savvy people into powerful positions?
- hannibal5 13y agoIf they have better knowledge, ideas and get better results, yes.
- mtrimpe 13y agoFrom what I can tell your comment essentially reaffirms what I said, except that on this part: > Informal power structures in hierarchal groups have less power and they happen only between peers. I think, unless you work in a very strict command-and-control style company, you're heavily underestimating the influence of the average informal power structure.