Sourcing strategies of U.S. service companies: A modified transaction-cost analysis

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 791-809

  Murray, Janet Y ^a   Kotabe, Masaaki ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global sourcing; Market performance; Services; Transaction cost analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000873483     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0266(199909)20:9<791::aid-smj49>3.0.co;2-u     Document Type: Article

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