Examining the determinants of outsourcing partnership quality in Chinese small-and medium-sized enterprises

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 453-475

  Ren, Steven Ji Fan ^a   Ngai, E W T ^a   Cho, Vincent ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Outsourcing cognisance; Outsourcing management competence; Outsourcing success; Partnership quality; Small and medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

FORMATION FACTOR; OUTSOURCING MANAGEMENT; OUTSOURCING PARTNERSHIP; OUTSOURCING SUCCESS; PARTNERSHIP QUALITY; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC; RESEARCH MODELS; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; THEORY AND PRACTICE; TOP MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 76249097210     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903174965     Document Type: Article

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