Low-cost versus innovation: Contrasting outsourcing and integration strategies in manufacturing

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-47

  Bengtsson, Lars ^a   Von Haartman, Robin ^a   Dabhilkar, Mandar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 79251471207     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2009.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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