Service offshoring: The evolution of offshore operations

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 798-820

  Youngdahl, William E ^a   Ramaswamy, Kannan ^a   Dash, Kishore C ^a  

^a THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; International organizations; National cultures; Outsourcing; Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954850388     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571011068171     Document Type: Article

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