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Question: Read the Continuing Case: Carter Cleaning Company (Dessler, Ch. 1). After reading the case, answer the questions below. The text of your case study submissions (not including your reference page) should be at least 1.5 pages long (maximum 3 pages). See Assignment Expectations for more information regarding the required elements for these case studies. Make

Read the Continuing Case: Carter Cleaning Company (Dessler, Ch. 1). After reading the case, answer the questions below. The text of your case study submissions (not including your reference page) should be at least 1.5 pages long (maximum 3 pages). See Assignment Expectations for more information regarding the required elements for these case studies.

Make a list of five specific HR problems with which you think Carter Cleaning will have to grapple.

What would you do first if you were Jennifer?

Remember to include at least two scholarly and/or business publication resources to support your position. See Assignment Expectations for more information regarding the required elements for these case studies.

Introduction Carter Cleaning Company is a small organization owned by Jennifer and her father, who st...

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