International purchasing offices in China: A dynamic evolution model

International Business Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 580-593

  Jia, Fu ^a   Lamming, Richard ^b   Sartor, Marco ^c   Orzes, Guido ^c   Nassimbeni, Guido ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case study; China; Evolution model; Global sourcing; International purchasing office; IPO; MNC; Role theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897571590     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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