International value chain processes by retailers and wholesalers - A general approach

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 63-77

  Swoboda, Bernhard ^a   Foscht, Thomas ^b   Cliquet, Gérard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Configuration; Coordination; Externalization; Internationalization; Retailing; Value chain

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; GLOBALIZATION; RETAILING; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 38649096965     PISSN: 09696989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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