Downsizing survival: The experience of work and organizational commitment

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 265-283

  Knudsen, Hannah K ^a   Johnson, J Aaron ^b   Martin, Jack K ^b   Roman, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0038586546     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-682X.00056     Document Type: Review

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