Some ideological foundations of organizational downsizing

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 198-212

  Mckinley, William ^a   Mone, Mark A ^b   Barker III, Vincent L ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 0032393365     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105649269873002     Document Type: Review

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