What term describes the official blueprint showing formal relationships and the org-chart?

• A. Formal organization
• B. Informal network
• C. Centralized structure
• D. Decentralized organization

Answer: (A)

Formal organization refers to the official, deliberately designed system of authority, roles, and reporting relationships within a company. The organizational chart is the visual map of that formal structure, showing who reports to whom, departmental groupings, and lines of authority. Together, they represent the official blueprint that guides how work is coordinated and controlled. The informal network consists of unwritten relationships and social interactions that influence work but aren’t part of the official chart. Centralized or decentralized structures describe where decision-making authority resides, not the official map of relationships themselves.