Technology vs. Management in Productivity
A government initiative provides a grant for a struggling small manufacturing firm to purchase the same advanced inventory management software used by the most productive firms in its industry. Despite implementing the new software, the small firm's productivity only improves marginally and remains far below the industry leaders. Briefly explain one significant reason related to business operations why the technology alone was likely insufficient to close the productivity gap.
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