No one dreams of working in a second-class support function. They dream of doing something important. Thus any distinction between "line" and "staff" or "operating" and "support" sets up a ...

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What should the role of the corporate support function be in business strategy? Until recently, the answer was relatively straightforward. System-wide, service-oriented functions existed to carry out ...