Organizational downsizing – an ethical versus managerial viewpoint

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 345-353

  Lämsä, Anna Maija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Ethics; Finland; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986129862     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739910302506     Document Type: Article

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