The outsourcing process: Strategies for evaluation and management

The Outsourcing Process: Strategies for Evaluation and Management

Volumn 9780521844116, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-326

  McIvor, Ronan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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BUYER SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP; COMPETITOR ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; INDUSTRY MANAGERS; KEY ISSUES; ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR; POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS; REAL CASE;

OUTSOURCING;

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511543425     Document Type: Book

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