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Author: Richard L. Daft
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 8DQ
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The statement, "The purpose of a management course is to teach students about management, not to teach them to be manager" Is the statement agreeable or not.
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In the given situation, the college professor asked her students that the management course is about teaching management and not to teach them to be manager. The management course is about making a person an enabler who helps people do and be their best.
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