A social organization is a collection of people who jointly realize a single goal and act according to certain rules and principles. Each social organization has values, interests, traits, needs, and also imposes certain requirements on society. However, this type of relationship is often confused with other types of systems. To finally understand the essence of social organizations, it is necessary to know their distinctive features.
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The ability to maintain their organization and continue to develop regardless of the impact of external and internal factors.
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The ability to highlight in one and the same organization object one or more systems necessary to achieve a particular goal. For example, an enterprise can be considered as a combination of machinery necessary for the production of parts. At the same time, an enterprise is a system of people ensuring uninterrupted production of products.
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Any social system is characterized in that a person can fully realize their capabilities within the framework of the function assigned to him. Any element of the system can take part in obtaining the desired result.
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Stochasticity and complexity of functioning. This feature directly depends on the number of interconnected elements and the goal system.
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There is a certain level of inertia, which allows us to predict the approximate development of the organization in the near future.
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High reliability of functioning elements. This property is determined by the ability of the components to be interchangeable. This may include alternative technologies, ways of organizing a business, materials and management.
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The presence of objective and subjective processes. The former are directly related to the laws of the organization and the rules of its functioning. These include production cycles, synergy, proportionality and composition. The second processes depend only on management decisions.
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Formal and informal leaders. A leader is a person who embodies the values and norms of a group, and also actively advocates for these norms. A formal leader is usually appointed by a higher management. The informal leader is elected directly by the team. He acts as an authority and protector.
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The basis of any social organization is a small group. As a rule, these are 3-7 people who are constantly in an interconnected and complementary work.
