The impact of financial restructuring and changes in corporate control on investment and employment in the U.S. Petroleum industry

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 269-291

  Baxter, Vern ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

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EID: 0033241118     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1999.tb00548.x     Document Type: Article

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