Influences and outcomes of outsourcing: Insights from the telecommunications industry

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-260

  Marshall, Donna ^a   McIvor, Ronan ^b   Lamming, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core competence; Outsourcing; Resource based view; Telecommunications; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049060712     PISSN: 14784092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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