A comparative model of firm size and the global operational dynamics of U.S. firms in Europe

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 511-529

  Prater, Edmund ^a   Ghosh, Soumen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global operations; International global issues; SMEs

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LOGISTICS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

GLOBAL OPERATIONS; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL ISSUES; SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES (SME);

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33747881229     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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