. Offshoring and outsourcing of manufacturing activities from Western locations to Eastern Europe and the Far East are used to …/methodology/approach – The paper is based on in‐depth literature reviews and explorative case studies – two offshoring and two outsourcing … framework. Data have been collected through in‐depth interviews with persons responsible for the offshoring and outsourcing …

, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden). The paper further seeks to explain variations in the research field in terms of the … discipline concerned with logistics and supply chain management (SCM) as it is conducted in the Nordic countries (Denmark …

important role in Norway and Sweden, Denmark and Finland avoid collective bargaining and manage less democratically. The … countries manifests itself differently when it comes to management or communication. Finland has the most autocratic management … style but Norway, which shares a similar literary tradition has a very participative management style. While unions play an …

is: 1 Sweden, 2 Finland, (3 Switzerland), 4 Denmark, (5 USA), 6 Norway, and 7 Iceland in the 40‐country list. Practical … they prepare for future challenges, such as those associated with globalization and its implications on potential wealth …

theoretical assumptions are tested empirically on data from a survey carried out in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. 10 … the findings are that Danish employees are less absent than employees in Norway, Finland and Sweden. Employees working in … higher in Denmark, Norway and Finland compared to the other gender constellations. Originality/value – Because of the lack of …

top divisions in each of the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden). The study makes use of …