People on Earth live in the form of groups. They are social animals who can’t survive in isolation. They are dependent on others to fulfill the necessities of life. When they live together, they form a community and organization.

What makes an organization or community? Of course, people are the backbone of any community and organization. How does the difference count? Here is the detail about these two terms.

Organization

Organization refers to an organized group of people who work together with a specific goal or purpose, e.g., government organization to run the country. It is the quality of being organized and exists to get the work done.

A unit of people that is structured to pursue the collective goals by managing the tasks is called an organization.

Community

Community refers to a group of people living together, sharing values, perspectives, culture, beliefs, or some common purpose. They share attributes and have a sense of belonging or interpersonal relations.

A group of people who are bound by geographical or social ties having diverse characteristics form a community.

Organization vs. Community

Both have one thing in common, and that is a group of people with different purposes.

Purpose

Organization- A group of people having a specific purpose and direction to achieve the goal.

Community- A group of people having similar characteristics, attributes, habits, interests, and share the geographical area (by living together).

Formation

An organization is not self-formed while a community is self-formed.

Structure

An organizational structure refers to a system that organizes the operation within the organization to achieve its goal. It identifies the jobs, roles, tasks, responsibilities, and functions of employees.

A community structure refers to the internal structure of an area, town, neighbourhood, city, including housing, population, relationship, jobs, production, service, and location. It involves the relationship between people, management, activities, mission, goals, and outcomes.

Objective

A community exists to help its members in achieving the goals or expertizing some skills. An organization is established for the welfare of the community and exists to have a task done.

Elements

An organization is based on

  • Coordinated efforts
  • Common purpose or goal
  • Division of labour
  • Hierarchy of authority
  • Organizing resources
  • Decision making

A community is based on

  • Shared culture
  • Group work like maintenance
  • Good communication
  • Teamwork
  • Trust
  • Diversity
  • Participation
  • Wholeness

Development

Organizational development is a process that helps an organization to achieve success by developing, improving, or reinforcing the structure and strategies. It is an objective-based methodology and a technique used to accomplish greater organizational effectiveness.

Community development is a procedure of taking collective actions and generating solutions to the problems by the community members. It is a holistic approach based on the principles of justice, empowerment, human rights, self-determination, collective actions, and leadership training.

Functions

The functions an organization performs are

  • Finance
  • Management
  • Human resources
  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • Customer service
  • Information technology

The functions a community performs are

  • Socialization
  • Collaboration
  • Mutual support
  • Production
  • Consumption
  • Distribution
  • Caring

Classification

Organizations are classified as formal or informal.

  • Formal organizations– based on formal structure and make a conscious effort to accomplish the goal.
  • Informal organizations– do not have rules and regulations as in the case of formal ones; develop relationships based on likes or dislikes.

Communities are classified, according to sociology, are rural, suburban, or urban.

  • Rural community– smaller population having homogeneous characteristics, extreme similarities in ambitions, and goal of life forms a rural community that is a product of free will and natural phenomenon. E.g., agriculture.
  • Sub Urban community– it lies in the middle of a rural and urban community. It is a residential area outside the city consists of single-family houses or housing division.
  • Urban community– alarger population is having heterogeneous characteristics, modern facilities, rational thinking, and a sophisticated lifestyle.

Conclusion

Summing up the discussion, a community consists of people having similar features (Muslim community, non- Muslim community), but the organization comprised of people having specific purpose or ambition (social organizations, political organization). A community has informal settings while an organization is built upon formal settings, rules, and regulations.

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