The Significance of Seniority in Layoffs: A Comparative Analysis

Social Justice Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-119

  Engelstad, Fredrik ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Employment; Layoff; Seniority

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844256781     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023251203422     Document Type: Article

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