Why might a company issue an RFP for general performance objectives?
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Accounting Information Systems
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Ulric J. Gelinas + 3 others
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11th Edition
Ulric J. Gelinas + 3 others
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781337552127
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