Business models along supply chain position and servitisation: An empirical investigation of European manufacturers

Acta Oeconomica

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 367-391

  Szász, Levente ^a   Demeter, Krisztina ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Business models; Internationalisation; Outsourcing offshoring; Servitisation; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIRM SIZE; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; OFFSHORING; OUTSOURCING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EASTERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84946849012     PISSN: 00016373     EISSN: 15882659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/032.65.2015.3.2     Document Type: Article

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