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             Most organizations have weaknesses, and Starbucks is not without exception. Several parts of the Starbucks company are growth sensitive. This can pose as a large problem in an organization trying to take advantage of a rapidly expanding market. Areas such as quality of employment can become difficult. With each expanding business unit, Starbucks has to provide each employee with training and knowledge about coffee. When there are large batches of employees that need to be trained, this can become time consuming and expensive. Finding enough good people that could reproduce the values, culture and services would become a continuous challenge. Another area that can prove sensitive to rapid growth is the support of Starbucks' four business units: the retail store units, the specialty sales and wholesale channels, the mail order business, and the grocery channel. Supporting all four of these in an integrated, successful, efficient, and cost-effective method is a challenge. Innovation is a key factor in trying to prevent a rise in supply c
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