The irresponsibility and ineffectiveness of downsizing

Systems Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-11

  Ackoff, Russell L ^a   Pourdehnad, John ^a  

^a INTERACT: The Institute for Interactive Management   (United States)

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EID: 0007278788     PISSN: 08949859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02557848     Document Type: Article

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