Critical competencies in virtual service webs

European Management Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-61

  Jones, Julian ^a   Bowonder, B ^b   Wood, Douglas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Firm boundaries; Global value chains; Governance; Outsourcing; Services; Transaction cost; Virtualisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037308628     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(02)00154-8     Document Type: Article

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