Is Reshoring Better Than Offshoring? The Effect of Offshore Supply Dependence

Li Chen
Li Chen
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Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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Bin Hu
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Bin Hu
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Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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Li Chen

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Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853

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Bin Hu

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Bin Hu

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Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599

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Published Online:6 Mar 2017https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2016.0604

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