Using system dynamics to anticipate the organizational impacts of outsourcing

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-373

  McCray, Gordon E ^a,c,d,e   Clark Jr , Thomas D ^b,e,f  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Stetson University ^*

^d STETSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0002807976     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1727(199924)15:4<345::AID-SDR177>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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