Add to ORKGCahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC Paris, n° 759With the blurring of the corporation's traditional boundaries, new forms of contracting have progressively emerged. Outsourcing is one of the most prominent ones. This paper focus on outsourcing as an instance of vertical disintegration i.e. letting suppliers take over activities that were once undertaken in-house which has been far less researched than the classical 'Make or Buy' issue. Outsourcing as an instance of vertical disintegration is currently booming in service and support activities. Service outsourcing has recently moved beyond basic activities e.g., gardening, catering and cleaning to encompass more elaborate activities of the value chain e.g., information technology systems e.g.,...
I n the early 1980s, “outsourcing ” typically referred to the situation when firmsexpanded their pur...
Purpose – the purpose of this article is to identify factors that influence the spread of outsourcin...
Outsourcing initiatives are key to firm efforts to focus on core competencies, alter engrained pract...
Outsourcing functions, processes and activities normally developed inside organizations through outs...
Technological innovation and competition have made products increasingly complex. This allows firms ...
In recent years, however, outsourcing strategies have undergone a profound evolution, from simple f...
Outsourcing, or contracting-out as it is also known, is a prevalent business practice across all sec...
In this article we will take a look at the phenomena of outsourcing as an overarching business conce...
Globalisation and high speed of business have led firms to reorganize, to focus on their core busine...
In the globalized economy multinational firms have given rise to local firms able to produce at a lo...
Outsourcing strategies have undergone a deep evolution, from simple production contracts with third ...
Over the past two decades multinational firms from high-technology industries have increasingly reli...
神奈川県茅ヶ崎市 Although a lot of firms try to reduce costs by outsourcing, they need to consider ways of g...
In the globalized economy multinational firms have given rise to local firms able to produce at a lo...
Based on a case study of a Portuguese packaging firm, this paper examines how vertical integration o...
I n the early 1980s, “outsourcing ” typically referred to the situation when firmsexpanded their pur...
Purpose – the purpose of this article is to identify factors that influence the spread of outsourcin...
Outsourcing initiatives are key to firm efforts to focus on core competencies, alter engrained pract...
Outsourcing functions, processes and activities normally developed inside organizations through outs...
Technological innovation and competition have made products increasingly complex. This allows firms ...
In recent years, however, outsourcing strategies have undergone a profound evolution, from simple f...
Outsourcing, or contracting-out as it is also known, is a prevalent business practice across all sec...
In this article we will take a look at the phenomena of outsourcing as an overarching business conce...
Globalisation and high speed of business have led firms to reorganize, to focus on their core busine...
In the globalized economy multinational firms have given rise to local firms able to produce at a lo...
Outsourcing strategies have undergone a deep evolution, from simple production contracts with third ...
Over the past two decades multinational firms from high-technology industries have increasingly reli...
神奈川県茅ヶ崎市 Although a lot of firms try to reduce costs by outsourcing, they need to consider ways of g...
In the globalized economy multinational firms have given rise to local firms able to produce at a lo...
Based on a case study of a Portuguese packaging firm, this paper examines how vertical integration o...
I n the early 1980s, “outsourcing ” typically referred to the situation when firmsexpanded their pur...
Purpose – the purpose of this article is to identify factors that influence the spread of outsourcin...
Outsourcing initiatives are key to firm efforts to focus on core competencies, alter engrained pract...