Principles of Management
OER 2019 Edition
ISBN: 9780998625768
Author: OpenStax
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 2.5, Problem 2DQ
Describe some decisions that might be good for an organization’s profitability in the short-term, but bad for the organization in the long-term
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