When might a distressed firm share work? Evidence from the short-time compensation programme in France

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-72

  Gray, David M ^a  

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EID: 0032363641     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8543.00079     Document Type: Article

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