Diminishing the social network in organizations: does there need to be such a phenomenon as ‘survivor syndrome’ after downsizing?

Strategic Change

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Travaglione, Anthony ^a   Cross, Bernadette ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 63749100675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10991697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsc.743     Document Type: Article

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