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Management Practices and Organisational Behaviour

Notes Types of Committees

1. Line committee: If a committee is vested with the authority and responsibility to decide
and whose decisions are implemented, it is known as line committee.
2. Staff committee: If a committee is appointed merely to counsel and advise, it is known as
a staff committee.
3. Formal committee: When a committee is constituted as a part of the organisation structure
and has clear-cut jurisdiction, it is a formal committee.
4. Informal committee: An informal committee is formed to advice on certain complicated
matters. It does not form part of the organisation structure.

5. Coordinating committee: It is constituted to coordinate the functioning of different
departments.
6. Executive committee: It is a committee which has power to administer the affairs of the
business.
7. Standing committee: are formal committees that are of permanent character.
8. Ad hoc committee: They are temporary bodies. It is appointed to deal with some special
problem and stops functioning after its job are over.

Advantages or Merits of Committee

1. A committee is an effective method of bringing the collective knowledge and experience
of a number of persons. Therefore, many multi-dimensional and complex problems of
modern enterprises, which cannot be solved satisfactorily by individual managers, can be
solved by committees.

2. Committees offer scope for group deliberations and group judgment. Results obtained by
group deliberation and group judgment are likely to be better than those obtained by
individual judgment.
3. When it is necessary to integrate varying points of view, which cannot conveniently be
coordinated by individuals, the committee may be used to bring about coordination.

4. The management can give representation to the employees in various committees. This
will motivate the employees for better performance as they feel that they have a say in the
affairs of the organisation.
5. A committee form of organisation facilitates pooling of authority of individual managers
for making some type of decisions of an inter-departmental nature.

6. A committee form of organisation tends to promote organisational cohesiveness. Group
endeavour, team spirit and collective responsibility are control to the philosophy of
committees.

Disadvantages of Committee

1. If a manager has an opportunity to carry a problem to a committee, he may take it as a
means of avoiding decision-making or to escape the consequences of an unpopular decision.
2. Sometimes, a committee may not be able to take the needed decision because of the
conflicting views of the members.
3. Committees take more time in procedural matters before any decision is taken. In some
cases, slowness seriously handicaps the administration of the organisation.

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