Development of outsourcing theory and practice: A taxonomy of outsourcing generations

Outsourcing and Offshoring in the 21st Century: A Socio-Economic Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-17

  De Vita, Glauco ^a   Wang, Catherine L ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84901571081     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-875-8.ch001     Document Type: Chapter

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