Manpower factors and plant closures in multiplant firms

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 458-468

  Kirkham, Janet ^a   Richbell, Suzanne ^b   Watts, Doug ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Closure; Downsizing; Employee relations; Location; Plant; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033483735     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437729910292248     Document Type: Review

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