Downsizing without downgrading: Learning how firms manage their survivors

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-46

  Dolan, Shimon ^a   Belout, Adnane ^a   Balkin, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Downswing; Planning, canada; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342564958     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720010319444     Document Type: Article

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