An examination of outsourcing strategies of multinational mining companies in Ghana: the case of Newmont Gold Ghana Limited

The study was to examine the strategic outsourcing decision making of multinational mining industries in Ghana. a case study of Anglo Gold Ashanti Tarkwa. Factors influencing outsourcing decision making in at Anglo Gold Ashanti (Tarkwa) and the concept of outsourcing, history and evolution or outsourcing. The study went ahead to examine the success or otherwise of outsourcing practices at Anglo Gold Ashanti and methods of picking a service provider. The study goes on to show the business function being outsourced and how outsourcing is done at Anglo gold Ashanti. Based upon the research made by the researcher he found out that outsourcing At Anglo Gold Ashanti generally has been successful due to the fact that the mind has found a way to focus on it core business of mining and has outsourced the non core activities. Comparatively outsourcing has resulted in reduction of unnecessarily cost for the mind and more importantly keeping a smaller staff capacity which makes it easier for management to handle the minds day by day running