Understanding Business
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Author: William Nickels
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Janice was a very successful Sales Representative at her company. As such she was promoted to the position of Sales Manager. However to everyone’s surprise she began exhibiting poor performance in this new role. What are some possible reasons for her poor performance?
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