The New Capitalism and Organizational Rationality: The Adoption of Downsizing Programs, 1979-1994

Social Forces

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 229-250

  Budros, Art ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0031486455     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/76.1.229     Document Type: Article

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