The integrator's new advantage - The reassessment of outsourcing and production competence in a global telecom firm

European Management Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 314-324

  Bengtsson, Lars ^a   Berggren, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ericsson; Integration; Outsourcing; Production; Telecom

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349091622     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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