Understanding Management
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ISBN: 9780357033821
Author: Richard Daft
Publisher: South Western Educational Publishing
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Chapter 1, Problem 3AYSED
Summary Introduction
To determine:
How board of civil service can be pressed to design a comprehensive plan for selection of candidate which can be easily justified to the employees as well as to the board.
Introduction:
Job refers to the function or duty performed by an individual. It refers to the work performed by an individual to earn his bread and butter or money. In other words, it stands to be set of homogenous activities which is associated with similarity of function and performed by an individual in lieu of payment or remuneration.
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