Strategic outsourcing practices of multinational corporations (MNCs) in China

Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-256

  Kang, Mingu ^a   Xiaobo, X ^a   Hong, Paul ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Multi national companies; Outsourcing; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993044859     PISSN: 17538297     EISSN: 17538300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538290911005153     Document Type: Article

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