Brain drain in declining organizations: Toward a research agenda

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 409-424

  Rosenblatt, Zehava ^a   Sheaffer, Zachary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

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EID: 0035635494     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.89     Document Type: Article

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