Mangelinckx, Joseph Eugen2017-09-232017-09-2319521952b14646638https://hdl.handle.net/2144/23936Thesis (M.B.A.)--Boston UniversityThe elemental object of business is to provide a commodity or service to tbe consumer at a profit.* Business in the United States is perpetuated through competition, and in order for any one company to succeed in the fundamental objective, it must meet such competition successfully.en-USBased on investigation of the BU Libraries' staff, this work is free of known copyright restrictions.Petroleum refineriesBusiness managementThesis/Dissertation