The Campus Printing Department Was Declared in University Policy to Be

question 4

Essay

The campus printing department was declared in university policy to be the only printer that the departments could use. They could not go off campus to have services provided, even though off-campus printers could do the work at about half the cost of the campus printer. Needless to say, the campus printing department became quite profitable, because it could bill the departments very high fees regardless of its costs. Analyze the power of the campus printing department, utilizing principles from the textbook.

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Definitions:

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Cease and Desist Order

A legal order issued by a court or government authority demanding that an individual or organization stop a specified activity immediately.

Federal Trade Commission

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