Understanding Management (MindTap Course List)
Understanding Management (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305502215
Author: Richard L. Daft, Dorothy Marcic
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To determine:

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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