Indeed. A set of people who may work together temporarily to achieve a goal within the organization that, through the normal chain of command, would get bogged down in political red tape. And not so much of a particular sect or clandestine group, but just friends who want to accomplish something.
I've acted in such a manner on many occasions, and this sort of behavior tends to rear its figurative head when you get into RBC and RC territory. Especially where overseers in charge of a department might not really understand the technology, building codes, equipment, etc. being used. And so a small set of people forms, who, knowing precisely what they are doing, circumvent all authority and pull a trigger, fix a bug, rewire something, to get the job done. This mentality translates into goals and strategies, particularly ones that are facing the public sector or hard facts, such as law/court proceedings, how internet protocols work, or how printing machinery is operated.
So because individuals are accustomed to acting in such a way to prevent the physical failure of buildings, technology, legal matters, and so forth, such individuals may act the same way when spiritual or organizational failures are imminent, as you have articulated. And of course this leads to a tug-of-war scenario between people, departments, congregations, all over the organization.
I've always said the WT is a train with no conductor. A lot of times the only way they survive is by learning from a complete failure, or by someone, or a group of people relinquishing control to others who aren't normally in charge of anything. There's no one leader in control.
Just my thoughts, based solely on observation and experience.