Understanding Management (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305502215
Author: Richard L. Daft, Dorothy Marcic
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 3SL
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The statement about the managers above you: "When suggestions were made to management above me, they received a fair evaluation".
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In this situation, there is a need to explain whether I agree or disagree with the statement about my managers that when suggestions were made to management above me, they received a fair evaluation.
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