Philip Selznick Quote

An organization is a group of living human beings. The formal or official design for living never completely accounts for what the participants do. It is always supplemented by what is called the informal structure, which arises as the individual brings into play his own personality, his special problems and interests. Formal relations co-ordinate roles or specialized activities, not persons.


p. 8 - Leadership in Administration: A Sociological Interpretation, 1957


An organization is a group of living human beings. The formal or official design for living never completely accounts for what the participants do....

An organization is a group of living human beings. The formal or official design for living never completely accounts for what the participants do....

An organization is a group of living human beings. The formal or official design for living never completely accounts for what the participants do....

An organization is a group of living human beings. The formal or official design for living never completely accounts for what the participants do....