Gillian, a salesman, completed his day's tasks and was about to leave when Marsha, his supervisor, realized that there is a pending task and assigned it to Gillian. Gillian refused to complete the task by stating that he has finished his share of work for the day. He suggested that Marsha assign the task to someone else. Marsha stated that if he refused to complete the task, he would no longer have a job in this company. Within days Gillian's attitude improved, and now he is more cooperative and agrees to work on various tasks. Based on the scenario, Gillian is most likely a part of a(n) _____.

Based on the scenario, Gillian is most likely a part of a traditional work group. A traditional work group is simply a group that is made up of two or more individuals who all work together in order to achieve a common goal.

Some of their characteristics include:

• They don't have direct control or responsibility over their work.

• They're are in charge of task execution.

• They report to managers, and these managers are in charge of their performance.