Democratic Decentralized (DD)
No permanent leader.
Task coordinators are appointed for short durations and then replaced by
others who may coordinate different tasks.
Decisions on problems and approach are made by group consensus.
Communication among team members is horizontal.
Controlled Decentralized (CD)
Defined leader who coordinates specific tasks and secondary leaders that
have responsibility for subtasks.
Problem solving remains a group activity.
Communication among subgroups and individuals is horizontal.
Vertical communication along control hierarchy also occurs.
Controlled Centralized (CC)
Top-level problem solving and internal team coordination are managed by a
team leader.
Communication between the leaders and team members is vertical.