MINDTAP F/UNDERSTANDING MGMT
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ISBN: 9780357716915
Author: DAFT
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 4, Problem 6SL
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To think of an organization for which I was employed.
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An organization refers to the business or government department where an organized group of people are working with a particular purpose.
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