As the reach of outsourcing extends to include strategic business functions, a central question for outsourcing managers is whether outsourcing creates value. In contrast with transactional outsourcing, strategic outsourcing is characterised by higher levels of business uncertainty and complex co-ordination requirements. Consequently, strategic outsourcing involves greater contractual risks and...

Information systems outsourcing has been viewed as an attractive option by many senior managers generally because of the belief that IS outsourcing vendors can achieve economies of scale and specialization because their only business is information processing. The challenge of implementing, operating and maintaining Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and the outsourcing service offered ...

This paper studies the extent and variation in import price pass-through for U.S. outsourcing imports. Based on data from 4,676 outsourcing products imported between 1991 and 2000 an average pass-through rate of seventy-five percent is found. The data also show that outsourcing import prices are influenced by the prices chosen by competing import suppliers. Notably, both the rate of pass-throug...

This paper presents an empirical analysis of “outsourcing” using establishment level data for UK manufacturing industries. We analyse an establishment’s decision to outsource and the subsequent effects of outsourcing on the establishment’s productivity. Our empirical results suggest that high wages are positively related to outsourcing, suggesting that the cost saving motive is important. We al...

Purpose – To explore the key factors that motivate organizations in China to outsource and the obstacles these companies are facing in comparison with the situation in Western developed countries. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach was adopted with primary data collected through indepth interviews with six companies in China and secondary data aggregated from company reports an...

T paper develops a conceptual model to study the role of outsourcing strategies and plant-level information technology (IT) application infrastructure in the outsourcing of production and support business processes, as well as their subsequent impact on overall plant performance. We validate this model empirically using cross-sectional survey data from U.S. manufacturing plants. We find that so...

Nowadays, firm have realized the importance of information technology as an essential tool for the success of business. Accessing the applicability of information technology might be the main expectation of the firm for outsourcing. By outsourcing, firms can have access to advanced technologies and use external sources for their goal. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of interactio...

currently, outsourcing is recognized as one of the useful strategies in the world of business. in this respect, business processes outsourcing is one of the most common forms of outsourcing. the purpose of the present study is to provide a multi attribute decision making model in order to outsource the process of azin-tane company. to this end, 19 effective attributes were driven after doing in...

To gain competitive advantage, organisations are considering information technology (IT) outsourcing as a strategic option by concentrating on their core operations and by reducing their operating costs. Many organisations are offering outsourcing services from various parts of the world. There are certain risks factors which IT outsourcing service providers come across while managing their ser...