Downsizing in the Internet industry: the Hong Kong experience

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 158-166

  Chu, Priscilla ^a   ip, Olivia ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Closure; Downsizing; Hong Kong; Information industry; Internet; Work planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099515     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730210424093     Document Type: Article

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