The number of middle managers has been declining in many businesses as companies cut personnel and give employees more responsibilities. In your opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages of that change for businesses? How will the skills needed by employees change when there are fewer middle managers?

1) the stages a new product goes through from beginning to end, i.e., the stages that a product passes through from introduction through growth, maturity, and decline. 2) the time from initial research and development to the time at which sales and support of the product to customers are withdrawn. 3) the period of time during which a product can be produced and marketed profitably.

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