Investor reactions, social implications and layoff announcements in the UK: A comparison between periods

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-100

  McKnight, Phillip J ^a   Lowrie, Anthony ^b   Coles, Chris ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Layoff announcement; Share price; Social implications; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249693790     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015563926170     Document Type: Article

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