Managing older employees after downsizing

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Isaksson, Kerstin ^a   Johannson, Gunn ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0037332996     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5221(01)00040-9     Document Type: Article

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