Outsourcing, information leakage and the risk of losing technology-based competencies

European Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 395-412

  Hoecht, A ^a   Trott, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Information disclosure; Innovation; Outsourcing; Strategy planning; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747460356     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555340610686967     Document Type: Article

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