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Can anyone answer this question?

Does your workplace have a developed organizational structure that can handle market differences well?

Please respond by 9/25/02

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by cwilliams

I work in a hospital and management dills with market changes by changing venders, cutting back on overtime and placing hiring freezes on curtain jobs until the market changes for the better.

by storme

I apologize if I responded to your question a day late, but I'd like to share my feedback with you.

I worked in a large company that supports boxed and online tax products our clients used to prepare their tax returns, prepare their investment portfolios and obtain home loans to fund their home endeavors.

We had several large departments broken down into: Financial, Development, Call Center, Warehouse, Adminstrative and World Headquarters. Each of these departments have smaller departments that have their own mission and objectives to carry out their tasks. Our departments are spread out throughout the U.S. to centralize their functions easily. World Headquarters are responsible for the many tax offices throughout the world. Financial deals with stock and loan investments. Call Center supports employees and clients through the products endorsed by the company (IT is part of this). Development works with websites and products. Warehouse controls all of the equipment, supplies and even food for our cafeteria. Administrative takes care of employees, publicity inquiries and security.

Last year, the company downsized many seasonal employees and several managers who weren't willing to change with the everyday marketingneeds. We already outsourced some of our technical support to another company who provided us with their boxed tax software.

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