Politics and Firm Boundaries: How Organizational Structure, Group Interests, and Resources Affect Outsourcing
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seminar audiences at London Business School and the Rotman School, Nick Argyres and three anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions on various drafts of this paper. I am particularly grateful to all of the employees of the Bank who spent so much time talking with me and sharing the data that led to this paper.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Organization Science
دوره 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012