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ISBN: 9781259732805
Author: Thomas S Bateman, Scott A Snell, Robert Konopaske
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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How does Neal Salkl’s role as inventor and innovator affect the company’s business strategy? How might the company’s strategy be different If Its founder’s main area of expertise was finance or advertising instead?
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