Information technology personnel layoffs in US organizations: An exploratory investigation

Information and Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 239-250

  Ranganathan, C ^a,b   Samant, Kedar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Information system personnel; Information technology workers; Layoffs

Indexed keywords

DOWNSIZING; INFORMATION SYSTEM PERSONNEL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKERS; LAYOFFS;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 30944432741     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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