Understanding Business
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ISBN: 9781259929434
Author: William Nickels
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To think critically about: The different businesses and the positive and negative impact of social trend of these businesses.
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Social trend refers to different changes in taste and preferences of consumers due to various structural changes such as the change in the costs of various goods. This social trend is an effect from the decision of a society as a whole.
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