I'd say it depends on what your company does. If every group does basically the same sort of thing then it might be a wise decision on the part of management.

I'd say it depends on what your company does. If every group does basically the same sort of thing then it might be a wise decision on the part of management. On the other hand, if one group is making websites and the other is writing Linux kernel drivers then it shows a complete lack of understanding on their part of what it is their company does.