This study examines the results of a field survey on international outsourcing conducted in 2009 in the Netherlands. The research sample is composed of 156 Dutch enterprises from various industries. Empirical evidence shows that reduction of labor costs, improved competitiveness, strategic decisions taken by the group head and reduction in other costs are the main motivations for Dutch firms to engage in international outsourcing. Tax and regulatory advantages seem to play a lesser role. The motivations can be grouped into three distinct factors: access to cheaper resources and increasing competition, access to scarce and distinctive resources and reduction of other production costs. The most important impediments turn out to be problems wi...
Background – Offshore outsourcing is to source activities that were previously produced in-house. It...
Contains fulltext : 67127.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)In this study,...
Being R&D intensive has traditionally been seen as an impediment to outsourcing. This study confirms...
This study examines the results of a field survey on international outsourcing conducted in 2009 in ...
This study examines the results of a fi eld survey on international outsourcing conducted in 2009 in...
The outsourcing of intermediate products to international suppliers is believed to improve firm perf...
A major question in the globalization debate is whether outsourcing and offshoring activities are be...
We present the findings from a Dutch field study of a representative sample of 30 outsourcing deals ...
This thesis is mainly based on an extensive literature review and statistic analysis. The purpose is...
In deze paper onderzoeken we hoe Vlaamse bedrijven beslissen over outsourcing. In dit verkennende on...
Outsourcing is not only the engine of globalisation but also a new kind of competition. After evalua...
Outsourcing or offshoring as it is now known has been around for many decades. In the beginning, it ...
This report includes an overview of the research results regarding the offshore behavior of service ...
Background: outsourcing is one of the most obvious and continuous trends that has been able to study...
The use of outsourcing of IT-functions to vendors is today common among companies. This is done to a...
Background – Offshore outsourcing is to source activities that were previously produced in-house. It...
Contains fulltext : 67127.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)In this study,...
Being R&D intensive has traditionally been seen as an impediment to outsourcing. This study confirms...
This study examines the results of a field survey on international outsourcing conducted in 2009 in ...
This study examines the results of a fi eld survey on international outsourcing conducted in 2009 in...
The outsourcing of intermediate products to international suppliers is believed to improve firm perf...
A major question in the globalization debate is whether outsourcing and offshoring activities are be...
We present the findings from a Dutch field study of a representative sample of 30 outsourcing deals ...
This thesis is mainly based on an extensive literature review and statistic analysis. The purpose is...
In deze paper onderzoeken we hoe Vlaamse bedrijven beslissen over outsourcing. In dit verkennende on...
Outsourcing is not only the engine of globalisation but also a new kind of competition. After evalua...
Outsourcing or offshoring as it is now known has been around for many decades. In the beginning, it ...
This report includes an overview of the research results regarding the offshore behavior of service ...
Background: outsourcing is one of the most obvious and continuous trends that has been able to study...
The use of outsourcing of IT-functions to vendors is today common among companies. This is done to a...
Background – Offshore outsourcing is to source activities that were previously produced in-house. It...
Contains fulltext : 67127.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)In this study,...
Being R&D intensive has traditionally been seen as an impediment to outsourcing. This study confirms...