Restructuring Ford Europe

European Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-86

  Donnelly, Tom ^a   Morris, David ^a  

^a Department of Economics Finance and Accounting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Globalization; Motor industry; Organizational restructuring; Rationalization; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986067896     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340310464704     Document Type: Article

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