Business A-Level
implementation gap
What implementation gap means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of implementation gap
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Reference: AQA
The gap between intent and outcome opens in the middle of the hierarchy, because the people who carry out a plan were rarely in the room when it was written.
Topics that use implementation gap
- Problems with strategy and why strategies fail (AQA A-Level)
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