ABSTRACT
A common form of interpersonal association within the organization is the pair. The very nature of human personality has within it the roots of group life in organizations. Manuals of operations, and job descriptions of work organizations, contain a tremendous amount of detail. Turnover of workers is very frequent in American work organizations. Any environmental changes affecting a work organization provide additional reasons for person-to-person interaction among its members. The clique within an organization is a form of informal group distinguishable from the primary association. A number of different methods exist for finding new ways to perform established tasks of an organization. A common form of interpersonal association within the organization is the pair. A social group that has significant differences from both the pair and larger units is the triad. The common interest binding the clique together is shared animosity, rather than feelings of like-mindedness and fellowship found in the pair, the triad, and the primary association.
