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Some Ideological Foundations of Organizational Downsizing

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Some Ideological Foundations of Organizational Downsizing. / McKinley, William; Mone, Mark A.; Barker III, Vincent L.
In: Journal of Management Inquiry, Vol. 7, No. 3, 01.09.1998, p. 198-212.

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Harvard

McKinley, W, Mone, MA & Barker III, VL 1998, 'Some Ideological Foundations of Organizational Downsizing', Journal of Management Inquiry, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 198-212. https://doi.org/10.1177/105649269873002

APA

McKinley, W., Mone, M. A., & Barker III, V. L. (1998). Some Ideological Foundations of Organizational Downsizing. Journal of Management Inquiry, 7(3), 198-212. https://doi.org/10.1177/105649269873002

Vancouver

McKinley W, Mone MA, Barker III VL. Some Ideological Foundations of Organizational Downsizing. Journal of Management Inquiry. 1998 Sept 1;7(3):198-212. doi: 10.1177/105649269873002

Bibtex

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