Productivity effects of outsourcing: New evidence on the strategic importance of vertical integration decisions

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-150

  Broedner, Peter ^a   Kinkel, Steffen ^a   Lay, Gunter ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Labour efficiency; Manufacturing industries; Multivariate analysis; Outsourcing; Productivity rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349093090     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570910932020     Document Type: Article

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