Management, 13Th Edition
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780133910292
Author: Stephen P. Robbins & Mary A. Coulter
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 11ED
Summary Introduction
To explain:
Facts for and against the decision to remove a sports championship title of one team and offering it to another team.
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The case states of an incident where a championship title of children’s sports team was removed and was given to another team as a result of a scandal done by the team officials. The appropriateness of this decision made by the chief executive officer of the institution organizing the said sports event has been subject to much discussion. Making decisions is part and parcel of any manager’s work life. However, there shall be instances where the validity or appropriateness of such decisions is questionable.
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