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Q In your readings from chapters 1 & 3 you learned about a variety of organizations and their structures.. one was even the new metro Atlanta city of Sandy Springs! Choose a company or organization and discuss their structure. It can be as large as Coca Cola with its "hybrid" including geographical organization or as small as Sandy Springs. Each student should choose a different firm and comment on another student's posting. You may need to refer to a company's website or other materials to get this information. This posting is due by June 5th.

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