Layoffs in Large U.S. Firms from the Perspective of Senior Managers

Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue , 2006, Pages 137-179

  Hallock, Kevin F ^a  

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EID: 33744992711     PISSN: 07427301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-7301(06)25004-7     Document Type: Review

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