Managing business processes through outsourcing: A strategic partnering perspective

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 687-715

  Saxena, K B C ^a   Bharadwaj, Sangeeta S ^a  

^a MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Outsourcing; Partnership; Process management; Strategic alignment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70149095045     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150910987919     Document Type: Article

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