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Chapter 16: Control
CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE SYSTEM
The four management functions include all of the following except A) implementing B) organizing C) planning D) controlling
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16.1 Managing for Productivity
WHAT IS PRODUCTIVITY?
Productivity is defined as outputs divided by inputs where: outputs are the goods and services produced, and inputs are labor, capital, materials, and energy Productivity is important because it determines whether a company will make a profit and affects a country’s standard of living Maintaining productivity depends on control
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