Proximity strategies in outsourcing relations: The role of geographical, cultural and relational proximity in the European automotive industry

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 475-503

  Schmitt, Alexander ^a   Van Biesebroeck, Johannes ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clustering; cultural distance; geographic distance; relational ties; supplier choice; supply chain strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879385143     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2013.10     Document Type: Article

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