The consequences of private equity acquisitions for employees: New evidence on the impact on wages, employment and productivity

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 145-158

  Goergen, Marc ^a   O'Sullivan, Noel ^b   Wood, Geoffrey ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84896393438     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12032     Document Type: Article

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