Services cultural alignment in offshoring: The impact of cultural dimensions on offshoring location choices

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 186-193

  Hahn, Eugene D ^a   Bunyaratavej, Kraiwinee ^b  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wesley College ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Empirical research; FDI; International global issues; Offshore services

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ATTRIBUTE; CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; CULTURAL DIMENSIONS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES; HOST COUNTRIES; KEY FACTORS; LOCATION CHOICE; MANAGERIAL PRACTICES; OFF-SHORING; OFFSHORE LOCATIONS; SERVICE PROVISIONS; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE;

ALIGNMENT; RESEARCH;

LOCATION;

EID: 77949919058     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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