Offshore Behavior of Service Firms: Policy Implications for Firms and Nations

Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-19

  Gorp, Désirée van ^a   Jagersma, Pieter Klaas ^a   Livshits, Alexander ^a  

^a NYENRODE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

competitive advantage; global sourcing; internationalization; Offshoring; outsourcing; service firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017048459     PISSN: 15228053     EISSN: 23336897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228053.2007.10856104     Document Type: Article

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