The early retirement incentive program: A downsizing strategy

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-35

  Appelbaum, Steven H ^a   Patton, Eric ^a   Shapiro, Barbara ^a  

^a Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Personnel management; Redundancy; Retirement; Training; Troubled employees

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986180561     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590310456500     Document Type: Article

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