HCBE Faculty Books and Book Chapters
A Theory of the Outsourcing Firm
Book Title
Global Outsourcing and Offshoring: An Integrated Approach to Theory and Corporate Strategy
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
978-1107406148
Publication Date
2011
Keywords
contracting out, unemployment
Description
Global Outsourcing and Offshoring deals with some of the most fundamental structural and organizational issues facing many companies today. It considers two key strategic decisions, firstly Outsourcing: which activities or functions should be kept in-house versus outsourced; and Offshoring: in which nation is a particular function or operation best performed? These are interrelated and simultaneous decisions that are changing the spatial and organizational configuration of entire industries. The book integrates academic theories from diverse fields, including Economics, Strategy, and Industrial Organization. Contributions are drawn from scholars from 11 nations, who relate theory to practice in the pharmaceutical, automobile, medical records, appliances, human resource management, and telecommunications fields.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
City
Cambridge, England
Disciplines
Business
NSUWorks Citation
Bendixen, Michael T. and Luvison, Dave, "A Theory of the Outsourcing Firm" (2011). HCBE Faculty Books and Book Chapters. 149.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facbooks/149
Additional Information
Chapter 3