A-Aron Sporting Goods groups most of its staff in its home office according to their work specialty like accounting and human resources. The sales and customer service teams are the exception as they are in small regional office across the country. This example best describes a(n) ________ structure.

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This example describes a hybrid structure because it combines elements of different organizational structures: a functional structure at the home office (grouping employees based on their work specialty) and a geographic or divisional structure for the sales and customer service teams (grouped by location).

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