Global sourcing of services versus manufacturing activities: Is it any different?

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 591-604

  Ørberg Jensen, Peter D ^a   Petersen, Bent ^a  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Business strategy; Firm internationalization; Global sourcing; offshore outsourcing; Offshoring; Organization theory; Services

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; GLOBAL ECONOMY; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; MANUFACTURING; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; OUTSOURCING; RESEARCH WORK; SERVICE SECTOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84857286636     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.596532     Document Type: Article

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