A New Group
David 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.Now 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 could function essentially independently, even taking on traditional management responsibilities such as hiring, planning, scheduling, etc.Plus, he also saw real potential for special, temporary projects to be handled by groups that would disband once the task was completed.
-Refer to A New Group (Scenario).David also saw a need for ________, which are essentially independent groups taking on traditional management responsibilities.
A)cross-functional teams
B)self-managed teams
C)task forces
D)basic groups
E)command groups

Question

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The type of group that David is referring to, which takes on traditional management responsibilities such as hiring, planning, scheduling, etc., is a self-managed team. Cross-functional teams bring together members from different functional areas, task forces are temporary groups formed to solve specific problems, basic groups typically refer to informal or social groups, and command groups are formal groups with designated leaders. None of these options fully match the description given in the scenario except for self-managed teams.

A New Group David Had Been Away from His Old Company, Control Tech