Introducing discriminatory job loss: Antecedents, consequences, and complexities

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 584-605

  Bell, Myrtle P ^a   Berry, Daphne P ^b   Marquardt, Dennis J ^a   Galvin Green, Tiffany ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^c Jacksonville ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Age discrimination; Disabilities; Discrimination; Ethnic groups; Job loss; Redundancy; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883700856     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JMP-10-2012-0319     Document Type: Article

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