Outsourcing, performance, and the role of e-commerce: A dynamic perspective

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-45

  Kotabe, Masaaki ^a   Mol, Michael J ^b,c   Murray, Janet Y ^d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic perspective; E commerce; Global supply chain management; Outsourcing strategy; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549067282     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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