Accounting Information Systems
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ISBN: 9781337552127
Author: Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 2SP
The chapter presented a brief example of how the OE/S process might or might not support the decision-making needs of marketing managers. For each of the functional positions shown in the organization chart of Figure 10.2 (pg. 361), speculate about the kinds of information each might need to support decision making, and indicate whether the typical OE/S process would provide that information. Be specific.
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