Fundamentals of Information Systems
Fundamentals of Information Systems
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ISBN: 9781337097536
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 1.2CS
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Mention whether business managers will feel comfortable working in a company that gives individual developers so much freedom and responsibilities. Mention whether individual developers be given too much freedom and responsibility. Mention the pros and cons of this freedom and responsibility.

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Fundamentals of Information Systems

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