Low-cost country sourcing competence: A conceptual framework and empirical analysis

Journal of Supply Chain Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 73-93

  Kusaba, Keiko ^a   Moser, Roger ^b   Rodrigues, Alexandre Medeiros ^c  

^a EBS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Competences; Competitive advantage; Global sourcing; Offshoring; Sourcing performance; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054695543     PISSN: 15232409     EISSN: 1745493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2011.03242.x     Document Type: Review

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