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Lydia Bals
Researcher at University of Applied Sciences, Mainz
Publications - 60
Citations - 2033
Lydia Bals is an academic researcher from University of Applied Sciences, Mainz. The author has contributed to research in topics: Purchasing & Supply chain. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 57 publications receiving 1584 citations. Previous affiliations of Lydia Bals include European Business School London & Copenhagen Business School.
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Offshoring: Dimensions and diffusion of a new business concept
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an explicit definition of the term offshoring along the dimensions of contractual/legal arrangement and geographic location, and analyse the driving forces of off-shoring on the environmental and company levels.
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Achieving Shared Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Value Creation: Toward a Social Resource-Based View (SRBV) of the Firm
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the social capabilities of social entrepreneurs and illustrative cases with the purpose of elaborating RBV toward a social resource-based view (SRBV) of the firm.
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Offshore outsourcing of services: An evolutionary perspective
TL;DR: In this article, the authors use nine case studies to analyze the evolution of offshore services outsourcing with regard to how expectations and governance structures change over time, building on institutional theory, transaction cost, and resource-based perspectives.
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Reshoring and insourcing: drivers and future research directions
TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual approach guided by transaction cost economics (TCE) and organizational buying behavior (OBB) theories is used to develop a more complete understanding of the underlying drivers of reshoring and insourcing decisions and their permutations.
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An agency theory perspective on the purchase of marketing services
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used agency theory as a lens to look at the Agency Triad among supply management, marketing, and suppliers, and developed propositions on the design of contractual arrangements between two Principals (marketing and supply management) and a single Agent who provides marketing services.