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In the United States, most companies have similar "corporate structures," which are the titles and positions of the people who work in the company. A company is led by a "board of directors," a small group of people who have responsibility for the company, but do not work there every day. The "board of directors" manages the company "president," who has more responsibility than anyone else who works in the company.

The president usually works closely with the CEO (chief executive officer), CFO (chief financial officer), COO (chief operating officer), and CIO (chief information officer). In a very large company with "many locations," or offices in different places, there are also "regional managers" who are responsible for the company's work in each "region" or area, such as the West Coast or the South.

Each region has many stores or "branches" (office locations). Each of these locations has a "store manager" or "branch manager" who is responsible for all the business in that location. The branch manager or store manager "hires" or selects people for the jobs in the branch or store.

A large company often has many "management layers," meaning that the lowest employee and the president are separated by many managers. This can make communication difficult, and many companies are now trying to reduce the number of management layers that they have.

One good thing about working for a large company with a "standard" or normal corporate structure is that if you do your work well, it is relatively easy to "move up" in the company and get a better job with more responsibility and a higher salary.