Creative Cards Inc. is a small but growing company, started 10 years ago by Angela Naom, a graphic designer. The company has added many employees over the years but without a master plan. Now Angela wants to reorganize the company. The current structure of Creative Cards is shown in the accompanying figure. Review the organizational chart, and identify at least 10 problems with the design of Creative Cards Inc. Be sure to consider work specialization, chain of command, span of control, centralization, and formalization in developing your answer.

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Payroll Mgr. Finance Dir. President Admin. Asst. Sales V.P. Creative Dir. Exec. V.P. West Coast Operations V.P. H.R. V.P. Art Design Mgr. Verse Writer Printing Sup. East Coast Sales Mgr. Legal 4 emp. Sympathy Card Sup. Birthday Card Sup. E-Card Sup. Card Cutting Sup. Quality Control Mgr. Sanitation Engineer Janitors 4 emp. 4 emps. 60 emps. 25 emps. 10 emps. 14 emps. Buyer I Inks Distribution Manager. Northem Press Operator Region Sales Reps. 8 emps.