A comparative analysis of layoff announcements and stock price reactions in the United States and Japan

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 879-894

  Lee, Peggy M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Japan; Layoffs; United States

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVENTORY CONTROL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

LAYOFF ANNOUNCEMENT ANALYSIS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031351275     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(199712)18:11<879::AID-SMJ929>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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