Downsizing and deknowledging the firm

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-100

  Littler, Craig R ^a   Innes, Peter ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Flexibility; Knowledge organization; Restructuring; Skilling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037343176     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017003017001263     Document Type: Review

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