Examining the role of informational justice in the wake of downsizing from an organizational relationship management perspective

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 297-312

  Kim, Hyo Sook ^a  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Employee relationships; Informational justice; Turnover intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349194604     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9964-0     Document Type: Article

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