A New Group (Scenario)
Ibrahim had been away from his old company, Control Tech, for a while. He remembered that when he worked there 10 years ago, the company was very traditional and conservative. The lines of authority and responsibility were established and clear. Now, it felt ironic that he was managing the consulting team that was going to help bring a group orientation into being. In addition to the traditional hierarchy, with a manager and subordinates, he saw a need to introduce teams comprised of individuals from various work areas to help solve operational problems. He also felt that, for certain projects, there could be groups that function essentially independently, even taking on traditional management responsibilities such as hiring, planning, and scheduling. Plus, he also saw real potential for special, temporary projects to be handled by groups that would disband once the task was completed.
-Ibrahim recognized that________ are characterized with the traditional hierarchy of a manager and subordinates.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The scenario mentions the traditional hierarchy of a manager and subordinates, which is a defining characteristic of command groups. Task groups are specific groups formed for a particular task or objective, self-managed teams have more autonomy and responsibility for decision making than command groups, and cross-functional teams are comprised of individuals from different functional units within a company. None of these options match the description provided in the scenario as closely as command groups.