A technological contingency perspective on the depth and scope of international outsourcing

Journal of International Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 287-305

  Mol, Michael J ^a   Pauwels, Pieter ^b   Matthyssens, Paul ^c,d   Quintens, Lieven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

International expansion; International outsourcing; Technological contingency

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642565870     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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