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Mgmt 393 Assignment 1 Summary

Satisfactory Essays

Paige Fry
MGMT 393
3/3/17
Assignment 1

When I first looked at this book it was pretty self-explanatory what it was going to be about. Although it was self-explanatory I had not much idea on the areas it would cover. Many things looked familiar when going through the book and skimming through. The theme of this book has to do with how our world, in a business aspect, gathers information. It explains how we currently gather, sort through, process, and use data and information. This book explains it from all different processes and views. Companies use many different methods when it comes to gathering knowledge. This textbook breaks down these methods and explains which ones are the most commonly used and most important. Data is such an important role in businesses today, especially with how much things change over time. I think this textbook will really cover how things have and are changing along with really stressing how …show more content…

Data are “raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or object” (Baltzan 6). Managers used to have to collect data manually along with analyzing it. This was a very time consuming process which could also be complicated in different aspects. If businesses lack data this can cause them to make unethical business decisions. For example, if they don’t have the correct data needed they may order in too many products or not enough causing a surplus or shortage in products/supplies. Being able to collect and analyze data quickly everyday helps make a business make better decision. Data in this day and age is important for a business to obtain so they can make the best possible decisions for their company to be successful. This can help a business know how much to order, how much was sold, and their customer numbers. A company can also see where they are getting most of their customers from when collecting data from surveys. Data allows us to see if a company is doing good or bad and

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