Outsourcing suppliers as downstream competitors: Biting the hand that feeds

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 360-369

  Lim, Wei Shi ^a   Tan, Soo Jiuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Game theory; Outsourcing; Supplier opportunism; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

SUPPLIER OPPORTUNISM; TRANSACTION COST;

COMPETITION; GAME THEORY; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 70350743021     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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