Sourcing of Services International Aspects and Complex Categories /

• Main Author: Bals, Lydia (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Gabler, 2008.
• Subjects: Business.; Production management.; Industrial procurement.; Business and Management.; Procurement.; Operations Management.

Companies are increasingly sourcing services from third party providers on a global level. Nevertheless, the academic research on phenomena such as offshoring, international purchasing and the sourcing of certain specific categories is still scarce. Lydia Bals provides terminological clarity regardi...

Table of Contents:

• Offshoring: Dimensions and Diffusion of a New Business Concept
• Barriers of Purchasing Involvement in Marketing Service Procurement
• A Theoretical Approach to Problems in Buying Agency Services.