Understanding Management (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 7, Problem 6DQ
Summary Introduction
To determine:
What type of structure would your personality most fit?
Introduction:
There are many organizational structures that companies could adhere to out of formal, matrix, virtual and team-based.
Therefore, each individual will have their own comfort zone when it comes to the structure they will be able willing to work on.
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