Offshoring: Dimensions and diffusion of a new business concept

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 218-231

  Jahns, Christopher ^a   Hartmann, Evi ^a   Bals, Lydia ^a  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Make or buy decision; Offshore buying; Offshore outsourcing; Offshoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846004797     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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