Using MIS (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134606996
Author: David M. Kroenke, Randall J. Boyle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1.7, Problem 2ARQ
Program Plan Intro
Job Security:
Job Security is the state of assurance for an employee to know that his or her job is safe and can have gainful employment for his or her work life.
- One must have a marketable skill and must have the courage to use it for having job security.
- It is observed that any routine skill can be outsourced to the lowest bidder and hence for having job security one must develop strong non-routine cognitive skills.
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