Upper management needs to make a tough decision on whether to close 3 of the 200 stores that are unprofitable. Closing the stores will mean laying off 45 employees right before the holiday season. Leaving the communities also means that local people will have no place to purchase reasonably priced shoes and sneakers. The financial bottom line would be improved by closing the stores both in the short term and the long term. Use the decision tree in Kinicki and Soignet to recommend what management should do. Be sure to consider each of the steps. Compare and contrast the benefits of using a decision tree between Kinicki and Soignet and that of other scholarly sources. As always, write in the third person