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Corporate risk and external sourcing: A study of Scandinavian multinational firms. / Aabo, Tom; Pantzalis, Christos; Sørensen, Helle et al.

In: International Business Review, Vol. 25, No. 6, 2016, p. 1297–1308.

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Harvard

Aabo, T, Pantzalis, C, Sørensen, H & Toustrup, MT 2016, 'Corporate risk and external sourcing: A study of Scandinavian multinational firms', International Business Review, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 1297–1308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.04.002

APA

Aabo, T., Pantzalis, C., Sørensen, H., & Toustrup, M. T. (2016). Corporate risk and external sourcing: A study of Scandinavian multinational firms. International Business Review, 25(6), 1297–1308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.04.002

CBE

Aabo T, Pantzalis C, Sørensen H, Toustrup MT. 2016. Corporate risk and external sourcing: A study of Scandinavian multinational firms. International Business Review. 25(6):1297–1308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.04.002

MLA

Aabo, Tom et al. "Corporate risk and external sourcing: A study of Scandinavian multinational firms". International Business Review. 2016, 25(6). 1297–1308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.04.002

Vancouver

Aabo T, Pantzalis C, Sørensen H, Toustrup MT. Corporate risk and external sourcing: A study of Scandinavian multinational firms. International Business Review. 2016;25(6):1297–1308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.04.002

Author

Aabo, Tom ; Pantzalis, Christos ; Sørensen, Helle et al. / Corporate risk and external sourcing: A study of Scandinavian multinational firms. In: International Business Review. 2016 ; Vol. 25, No. 6. pp. 1297–1308.

Bibtex

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