Outsourcing, offshoring and productivity measurement in United States manufacturing

International Labour Review

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 61-80

  Houseman, Susan ^a  

^a WE Upjohn Institute for Employment Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Manufacturing; Measurement; Outsourcing; Productivity; USA; Wages

Indexed keywords

LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MANUFACTURING; OUTSOURCING; WAGE DETERMINATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547728742     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913X.2007.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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