“Restructuring” justifications in annual reports: Legitimizing job loss and sweeping change

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• Bruce K. Berger (Ph.D., Communication, University of Kentucky), is Associate Professor of Public Relations at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487‐0172 ([email protected]). An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Conference of the National Communication Association, New York, NY, 1998. The author wishes to thank Joachim Knuf and William Blodgett for their helpful suggestions and assistance with this research project.
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