a) Describe the four (4) basic management functions (b) You are the head of your company’s marketing department and you are required to achieve a sales target of RM1 million by 31 Dec 2022. Explain how you can use the four basic management functions to achieve the sales target.

a) Describe the four (4) basic management functions (b) You are the head of your company’s marketing department and you are required to achieve a sales target of RM1 million by 31 Dec 2022. Explain how you can use the four basic management functions to achieve the sales target.

Understanding Business

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(a) Describe the four (4) basic management functions

(b) You are the head of your company’s marketing department and you are required
to achieve a sales target of RM1 million by 31 Dec 2022. Explain how you can use
the four basic management functions to achieve the sales target.

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