Effective rightsizing strategies in Japan and America: Is there a convergence of employment practices?

Academy of Management Executive

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-67

  Mroczkowski, Tomasz ^a   Hanaoka, Masao ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DAITO BUNKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0346025339     PISSN: 10795545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/ame.1997.9707132151     Document Type: Article

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