Explain the formal communication network?

 It refers to the communication within an organization that is officially sanctioned.

Features:

(a) Written and oral. It can be both written or oral. Daily works are handed through

oral communication while the policy matters require written communication.

(b) Formal Relations: This communication is adopted among those employees where

formal relations have been established by the organization. The sender and the

receiver have some sort of organizational relation.

(c) Prescribed path: The communication has to pass through a definite channel while

moving from one person to another For example to convey the feelings of a worker

to the manager, their foreman’s help has to be sought.

(d) Organisational message. This channel is concerned with the authorized organizational

messages only and the personnel messages are out of its jurisdiction