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Imagine walking into a job interview at a major manufacturing company. You’ve already gotten the tour of the administrative offices and are surprised by the absence of modern technology, let alone the large stacks of papers heaped on employees’ desks. You’ve just completed the interview, answering all of the CEO’s questions. Now it’s your turn to ask some questions.
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Whitworth, J. (2015). A New Conservation for a New Era. In: Quantified. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-615-8_2
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