Management (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780134527604
Author: Stephen P. Robbins, Mary A. Coulter
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 14DQ
Summary Introduction
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Characteristics of BC business.
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B's commitment to Ed’s Restaurant and leadership Institute has expanded from teaching in prisons to starting its leading restaurant, A 20,000 and more -square-foot campus that presents library, workout facility, free housing, basketball court, and other amenities. Ed’s Leadership and Restaurant Institute graduates over 100 students a year between its prison program and restaurant institute.
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