Why might a large railroad be better organized

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Question: Even before the metals and manufacturing companies described earlier, U.S. railroads in the nineteenth century were M-form organizations based on geography. Why might a large railroad be better organized as M-form than U-form? The response must be typed, single spaced, must be in times new roman font (size 12) and must follow the APA format.

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