What makes outsourcing effective? A transaction-cost economics analysis

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 4462-4476

  Yang, Chenlung ^a   Wacker, John G ^b   Sheu, Chwen ^c  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GMRG; outsourcing; supply chain; transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

FOLLOW UP; GMRG; MANUFACTURING PLANT; OUTSOURCING DECISIONS; OUTSOURCING MODEL; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

COMPETITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 84865043592     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.600345     Document Type: Article

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