The realistic downsizing preview: A management intervention in the prevention of survivor syndrome (part II)

Career Development International

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-19

  Appelbaum, Steven H ^a   Donia, Magda ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Career development; Downsizing; Managers; Models; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172307     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430110380990     Document Type: Article

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