The chairperson of the nursing faculty leads the monthly meetings of the curriculum committee. This permanent group, which is assigned to meet organizational goals, is known as a(an):
1. Ordinary interacting group.
2. Command group.
3. Task force.
4. Informal group.
2
Explanation: 1. The purpose of a command group is to accomplish tasks in an organization, and these groups
are recognized as legitimate organizational entities. An ordinary interacting group generally
has a formal leader and is run with an informal structure. A task force has a focus with a
specific time-limited assignment. An informal group evolves from social interactions that have
no organizational structure.
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