Effects of internal and relational capabilities on outsourcing: An integrated model

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 328-345

  Espino Rodríguez, Tomás F ^a   Rodríguez Díaz, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Modelling; Operations management; Outsourcing; Relationship marketing; Spain

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; QUERY PROCESSING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; RELATIONAL CAPABILITY; RELATIONSHIP MARKETING;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 40749118884     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570810858750     Document Type: Article

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