Antecedents and Outcomes of Modular Production in the Brazilian Automobile Industry: A Grounded Theory Approach - Kotabe, Masaaki; Ronaldo Parente; Murray, Janet Y. (Journal of international business studies, 2007)
Keywords: Automobile industry; Automobiles; Automotive industries; Brazil; Business and Management; Business Strategy/Leadership; Business structures; Business studies; Case studies; Corporate strategies; Design specifications; Grounded theory; Industrial management; Industrial sector; International Business; Knowledge management; Lean manufacturing; Literature reviews; Management; Modularity; Modularization; Organization; Outsourcing; Production management; Production planning; Strategic business units; Studies; Subcontracting; Suppliers; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Tacit knowledge; Brazil; tacit knowledge; modularization; modular production; outsourcing; supply chain management; global sourcing