The effects of downsizing on operating performance

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-126

  Espahbodi, Reza ^a   John, Teresa A ^b   Vasudevan, Gopala ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate reorganization; Cost control; Downsizing; Layoffs; Operating performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544507472     PISSN: 0924865X     EISSN: 15737179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008321929083     Document Type: Article

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