MARKETING
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ISBN: 9781260087710
Author: Grewal
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 13, Problem 5MA
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To discuss: In what manner to handle an irate customer in the restaurant when he served with undercooked food and how to avoid such service failures.
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