The adoption of downsizing during the Asian economic crisis

Asian Business and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-245

  Mellahi, Kamel ^a   Guermat, Cherif ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70450173939     PISSN: 14724782     EISSN: 14769328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/abm.2009.10     Document Type: Article

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