Organizational structure and logistics service innovation

International Journal of Logistics Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-51

  Daugherty, Patricia J ^a   Chen, Haozhe ^b   Ferrin, Bruce G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Decentralized control; Electronics industry; Organizational innovation; Organizational structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959619072     PISSN: 09574093     EISSN: 17586550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09574091111127543     Document Type: Article

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