An ass ociatio n can be called a gro up o f people who come to gether t o achieve a ny part icular purpo se or go al and t hat to o f or a limited perio d
of time. An ass ociatio n is dif feren t f rom a no rmal group o r team in t he way t hat it st icks to f ormal spa ce.Where a gr oup is jus t a co llectio n of
peo ple who do no t ha ve any co mmon pur po se a te am is a gr ou p with purpo se but no t n ecess arily working inf ormal space . It also diff ers f rom
the communit y, f or in a co mmunity pe ople keep ad ding s po nta neo usly u nlike in as sociat ion where a ll men wor k under the su pervis ion of a
pers on .
In orde r t o f orm an a ss o ciatio n, fir st ly, t here s hould be a gro up o f peo ple; seco ndly, t hese peo ple need to be orga nized and s hould be
work ed acco rding to th e given s pecificat ions a nd rules in order to give the s uccessf ul out put. Music clubs and t rade unio ns c an be co nsidered
as e xamples o f as sociat ions.
Th ere co uld be vario us b ases on which as sociat ions co uld be f o rmed like: on t he basis o f the time pe riod which det ermines whet her it will be
permanent or t empor ary. Like an ass ociatio n fo rmed fo r a Floo d Relief activitie s is temporar y while t hat f or st ate matt ers is permanent . It also
can be f ormed o n the bas is of power like aut o nomo us like st ate, se mi-aut onomo us like univers ities an d no n- tr ibal aut onomo us like clubs .
Th irdly it cou ld be f ormed t o carry o ut dif feren t f unctio ns like: music clubs as so ciation a re f ormed f or t he re creat ion al purpo se, s por ts
ass ociatio n fo r athlet ics o r games like t ennis, te acher’s asso ciation an d t rade un ion f o r vo catio nal trainin g, bio log ical like f amily and altruis tic
like charit able so cieties .
Essential characteristics of an Association include:
1. It’s a concret e st ructure:
Because th e peo ple come to gether t o f ulfil o ne co mmon aim, it keeps th em unite d and t hus gives th e co ncret eness f or n o o ne backs o ut
bef ore t he acco mplishment of the ta sk o r work in ha nd. Th is t eaches t he members ho w to take up d if f erent ro les acco rding t o the ir
capabilit ies and wo rk re spo nsibly.
2. It is est ablished:
Like a communit y, th e as so ciation d oe s no t gro w in s ize s ponta neo usly rat her t he specif ied number o f people are on ly decided u po n and
f inaliz ed who then wo rk in pr ogr ess within th e f rame of time. Also, t hey all work un der a h ead wher eas in t he co mmunity each pers on is
independ ent of their ideas . The ass ociatio n sets their rule s an d regula tio ns, usu ally, th e head may give t he o ut line o f t hese rules in
cons ensus with o ther exp erienced members o f t he asso ciation . The r emaining members o f su bor dinat es the n wo rk aro und thes e rules t o
sat isf y the ir mot ive.
Th us t hey have t o f ollo w a ‘co de o f co nduct .’ However , the se r ules are f lexible and can go under require d chang es if the cr eat or of the
ass ociatio n desires t o in case he f inds t hat the des ired re sult is not being obt ained
4. Follo we rs ar e t he me mbe rs:
No as sociat ion’s he ad can wo rk with dis o bedient members. T here’s a co de of conduct to be f ollowed wh ich sh ould n’t b e breac hed. Only t hos e
who s tick to the guidelin es a re made a p art in t he pur suit of th e aim f or th ey manage t o achieve t he trus t of their s uperior a s emplo yees. And
the y are give n th e reco gnition as t he members.
Anyone who diso wns th e o bligat ions as a member us ually causes a lo ss of his membership by being expelled. It is import ant t o s upport the
ass ociatio n’s laws an d no t cr iticiz e them. Members sh ould kno w to coop erat e wit h o ne ano ther o th erwis e th ere’s no po int o f kee ping s uch a
member of the gro up.
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