Stephen Hymer and the externalization of production

International Business Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 180-193

  Strange, Roger ^a   Newton, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Brabding; Externalization; Global commodity chains; Outsourcing; Subcontracting

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944471585     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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