Global supply chain management: The selection of globally competent managers

Journal of International Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 105-128

  Harvey, Michael G ^a   Richey, R Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competencies; Expatriates; Global human resources; Global marketing channel; Global strategy; Intelligence bases; International management; International marketing; Manager selection; Network theory; Resourced based theory; Sourcing; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035373428     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1075-4253(01)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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