Operations and Supply Chain Management 9th edition
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ISBN: 9781119320975
Author: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor III
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 8, Problem 5Q
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To draw: The difference between horizontal and vertical job enlargement.
Introduction
Human resource is one of the major resource of an organization like any other resource such as capital and raw material. Human resource of an organization includes the individuals who work for the organization. Employees working in the organization are the human resource.
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