The purpose of this study is to explore the link between integration and global sourcing success in international operations and by doing so, to clarify the ambiguous picture that prevails in the existing literature. Specifically, this quantitative study aims at identifying the role of the...

Purpose – Research results concerning the cost‐saving potential of international sourcing have been ambiguous and the topic has been covered in isolation without accounting for influences of alternative cost‐saving approaches. This paper aims to analyze the expected financial impact of...

Im Zuge der Globalisierung bilden sich regionale und nationale Cluster, d. h. Häufungen ähnlicher, oft konkurrierender Unternehmungen, ihrer Zulieferer und der sie unterstützenden Organisationen, die sich gemeinsam international durchsetzen. Isolierte Unternehmungen scheiden aus dem Markt...

Regional clusters are known to facilitate firms in achieving higher levels of competitive advantage. This observation suggests that cluster firms manage to obtain better competitive resources than firms outside the cluster. The strong social ties in regional clusters are considered to be a...