Understanding Business
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Author: William G Nickels, James McHugh, Susan McHugh
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9.4, Problem 9.4AQ
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To determine: The reason which affected the company location decisions at the time of the growth of commerce on the internet.
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Planing is the important process of the management operation in the company. It is a kind of thinking process for the management to meet the wants and need of the company.
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