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Global sourcing strategy and sustainable competitive advantage
Masaaki Kotabe,Janet Y. Murray +1 more
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In this paper, the authors explore potential limitations and negative consequences of outsourcing strategy on a global scale and explore the benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing at a global level. But no consensus exists in reality as to the effect of outsourcing.About:
This article is published in Industrial Marketing Management.The article was published on 2004-01-01. It has received 381 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Knowledge process outsourcing & Strategic sourcing.read more
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Green, lean, and global supply chains
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the relationship among green, lean, and global supply chain strategies as found in the literature, with emphasis on the concurrent implementation of these three strategic initiatives, in order to develop a research agenda to guide theoretically based future research that informs managerial decision making.
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Sustainability of manufacturing and services: Investigations for research and applications
TL;DR: Sustainable business development (SBD) in manufacturing and services (M&S) has become a crucial issue in recent years owing to the impact of global warming, terrorism, earthquakes, hurricanes, and carbon footprint awareness, to site but a few causes as mentioned in this paper.
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30+ years of research and practice of outsourcing – Exploring the past and anticipating the future
Jussi Hätönen,Taina Eriksson +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the development of outsourcing strategy from a practical as well as a theoretical perspective from its birth up to today, and through providing insights from managers in the information technology industry, they aim at providing a glimpse from the future.
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Supplier innovativeness, organizational learning styles and manufacturer performance: An empirical assessment
Arash Azadegan,Kevin J. Dooley +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors empirically test their hypotheses using hierarchical linear modeling of survey responses from 148 manufacturers concerning 592 suppliers and find that when the outsourced activity involves low levels of design responsibility by the supplier, it is more beneficial for the two partners to have contrasting learning styles.
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Dynamic capabilities and strategic management
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Appropriating the Returns from Industrial Research and Development
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Competition in Global Industries
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Toward a General Modular Systems Theory and Its Application to Interfirm Product Modularity
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