Downsizing in a learning organization: Are there hidden costs?

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 244-251

  Fisher, Susan Reynolds ^a   White, Margaret A ^a  

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EID: 0034341773     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2000.2791613     Document Type: Article

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