An empirical investigation of the effects of downsizing on buyer-seller relationships

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 283-293

  Lewin, Jeffrey E ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Buyer seller relationships; Buying firm structure; Downsizing; Organizational restructuring; Threat rigidity theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037396588     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(02)00437-X     Document Type: Article

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