Friday, July 18, 2008

Community vs Organisation

A community self-selects; an organization directs
A community looks after its own; an organization looks after its owners
A community learns; an organization trains
A community is driven by intrinsic movitation; an organization motivates extrinsically.
A community embraces diversity; an organization enforces conformity
A community values its members; an organization evaluates its employees
A community rejoices in innovation; an organization restrains any change
A community has informal leaders; an organization has formal managers
A community thrives under freedom; an organization thrives under control
A community shares problems and successes; an organization assigns problems and successes to individuals

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