Differences in outsourcing strategies between firms in emerging and in developed markets

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 296-321

  Größler, Andreas ^a   Laugen, Bjørge Timenes ^b   Arkader, Rebecca ^c   Fleury, Afonso ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Emerging markets; Globalization; Operations strategy; Outsourcing; Survey research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874042426     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443571311300791     Document Type: Article

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