Write a 1,200- to 1,400-word paper in which you select an organization with which you are familiar and present the following items as they relate to that organization:

1. Describe the organizational structure of your selected organization. Compare and contrast that structure with two different organizational structures.

2. Evaluate how organizational functions, such as marketing, finance, human resources, and operations, influence and determine the organizational structure of your selected organization.

3. Explain how organizational design, such as geographic, functional, customer-based, product, service, hybrid, matrix, marketing channels, and departmentalization organizational design, helps determine which structure best suits your selected organization's needs.