I’m trying to learn for my Business class and I’m stuck. Can you help?

Costs

Costs are a consideration of every organization and in economically difficult times many managers may want to cut the “training budget” to save costs.

I’m sure that you’ve heard that training is always the first to go in tough times. But is that really the smartest business strategy to employ–or during economically difficult times should the “training budget be increased?

• Should Training should be cut in tough times?
• Should Training should be increased during tough times?

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