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Editor: John Maynard (The University of Georgia, USA)
Contributors: Suzanne Barnett, Lydia Jones, Carol McDonell, Bernie Meineke, Tammy Segura (Georgia Small Business Development Center, USA)
Reviewer: Dr Gideon Markman (The University of Georgia, USA)
Learning objectives
- differentiate between the growth stages of business organizations
- understand how businesses can organize their tasks and responsibilities
- compare the advantages and disadvantages of tall versus flat organization structures
- distinguish between the various types of business legal entities (see skill head, US legal issues)
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