Understanding Management
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ISBN: 9781337333375
Author: Richard L. Daft; Dorothy Marcic
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 1, Problem 7DQ
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Whether the people making use of social media as a tool have lowest rating with respect to satisfaction, however, as per the survey conducted by Bain, the use of programs associated with social media by people is growing.
Introduction:
Social networking involves the use of application and website to find people with similar interest as one has and to interact with other people with the help of internet. It makes use of programs related to social media for establishing connection with clients, customers, classmates, family and the internet.
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