Equal opportunity and diversity management meet downsizing: A case study in the UK airline industry

Employee Relations

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-61

  Bajawa, Asma ^a   Woodall, Jean ^a,b  

^a GlobalAir ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airlines; Downsizing; Equal opportunities; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344473594     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450610633055     Document Type: Review

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