5 The value of industrial visits
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5.1 Introduction
There is somewhat of a paradox when one wants to examine the real benefit of industrial tours. There is often quoted reference to the fact that industrial visits are analogous to ‘industrial tourism’ with high cost and no real value. On the other hand, managers need a lot of persuasion and convincing when it comes to the introduction of change. They insist on seeing, since ‘seeing is believing’. Industrial visits can be extremely beneficial ...
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