Understanding Business
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ISBN: 9780078023163
Author: William G Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 3DWS
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To discuss: The choice which a manager would make at the time of a promotion of an employee if the owners are willing to put his son forward for the job.
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Nepotism is a form of preference which business leaders give to their family members or relatives over the deserving employees in his business.
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