Question

Introduction to Business class is to observe the use of groups in a large manufacturing business. The students notice that most groups are arranged by reporting relationships. Bill discovers a group of managers who have been placed together to study and recommend a course of action on a flextime schedule for employees. Jane finds that the executives of the company have formed a team consisting of themselves, some middle managers, and a few hourly employees to work on improving work processes and efficiency within the company. This group has been in existence for 5 years and is going strong. The majority of groups in this business appear to be:

Answer 1

a formal group

Step-by-step explanation:

A formal group is a recognized and endorsed union of interdependent employees designated with a known objective. Usually, the results of their given assignment are reported to the authority that appointed them. The group that was discovered by Bill has similarities to a formal group. First, it consists of a union of interdependent managers who had a common goal. Secondly, they were placed together, by a higher authority to whom they are to report their findings.