Organizations can be classified into five major structures. Identify and define these structures

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Functional, departmental, matrix, flat, and virtual are the five structures. The functional structure groups employees according to their specialties. The departmental structure groups employees according to products, projects, customers, or geographic locations. The matrix structure consists of teams composed of employees from various specialized groups. The flat structure has few or no levels of intervening management. The virtual structure is a temporary organizational structure where people come together for a specific business purpose or project and then disassemble when the purpose or project is completed.

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