Downsizing effects on personnel: The case of layoff survivors in U.S. Newspapers

Journal of Media Business Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1-19

  Reinardy, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Layoff survivors; Newspapers; Satisfaction; Work quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007810192     PISSN: 16522354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16522354.2010.11073512     Document Type: Article

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