The effects of mergers on company employment in the USA and Europe

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 481-502

  Gugler, Klaus ^a   Yurtoglu, B Burcin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

International comparison; Labour demand; Mergers and acquisitions; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONNEL;

INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS; LABOR DEMAND; RESTRUCTURING;

EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 1842477644     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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