Business Essentials (12th Edition) (What's New in Intro to Business)
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ISBN: 9780134728391
Author: Ronald J. Ebert, Ricky W. Griffin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.27C
Summary Introduction
Case summary:
Company SAS is a technological company that has more than 6,000 employees in the Country US. The company is known to pay its employees sufficiently. The company places a high value on the work-life balance.
It is a company which is ideal for an employee who has families. The CEO of the firm Person JG says that it is vital that the employees feel trusted and valued by the firm.
To explain: The thing that appeals most for working in Company SAS.
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