Committee Organisation:

A committee is a group of persons formed to discuss and

deliberate on problems and to recommend or decide
solutions. Its area of operation is determined by its
constitution. It may be authorised to deal with all or
specific activities. Members of the committee have
authority to go into details of the problems. A committee
may be constituted at any level of organisation and its
members may be drawn from various departments.
Advantages:
Committees are used in management for the following
reasons:
1. Committees decisions are more balanced, logical and
objective.
2. Committees ensure effective co-ordination among
different departments.
3. By allowing the people to participate in the decision
making process, committee help to improve the loyalty
and commitment of employees.
4. It avoids conflicts among group members.
5. By serving on various committees, managers acquire
valuable experience.
6. Committees are useful for quick transmission of
information throughout the organisation.
7. Committee may be constituted to cool of agitations
and to overcome resistance.
Disadvantages:

Committee suffer from the following limitations:

1. Committee meetings are a costly affair both in terms of
money and time.
2. The functioning of committee is slow and it cannot take
quick decisions.
3. A committee decision is not necessarily the best
decision but merely on acceptable one.
4. A strong personality member dominates the committee
action.
5. The responsibility for wrong decisions by a committee
cannot be fixed on any one individual.
6. Committees are sometimes misused to avoid action, to
take unpleasant decisions or to delay decisions.