The performance consequences of operational restructurings

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-339

  Holder Webb, Lori ^a   Lopez, Thomas J ^b   Regier, Philip R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Operating performance; Operational restructurings; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144446904     PISSN: 0924865X     EISSN: 15737179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11156-005-5458-7     Document Type: Article

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