The links between absenteeism and commitment during downsizing

Personnel Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 312-324

  Savery, Lawson K ^a   Travaglione, Anthony ^a   Firns, Ian G J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0032366664     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483489810213892     Document Type: Article

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