The ethics of downsizing: Perceptions of rights and responsibilities

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-155

  Hopkins, Willie E ^a   Hopkins, Shirley A ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 0033545159     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005908411641     Document Type: Article

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