CASE STUDY 27.5 YOU CAN WORK AND GET YOUR EXERCISE AT THE SAME

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Essay

CASE STUDY 27.5
YOU CAN WORK AND GET YOUR EXERCISE AT THE SAME TIME
For Questions , use the following narrative
Narrative: Case study 27.5 summary
One in five clerical workers walks about a quarter mile a day just to complete routine functions like faxing, copying, and filing, a national survey on office efficiency reports.The survey also shows that the average office worker spends close to 15 percent of the day just walking around the office.

-{Case study 27.5 narrative} The survey was commissioned by Canon U.S.A., maker of office copiers and printers that claim to cut the time and money "spent running from one machine to the next." In what way might this cause a problem for the results of the study?

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