Workforce reductions and termination benefits in governments: The case of advance notice

Public Personnel Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-198

  Ting, Yuan ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030487994     PISSN: 00910260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009102609602500205     Document Type: Article

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