Ludwig, Martijn; Groot, Wim; Van Merode, Frits - In: Social Science & Medicine 69 (2009) 1, pp. 61-67
The make-or-buy decision of organizations is an important issue in the transaction cost theory, but is usually not analyzed from an efficiency perspective. Hospitals frequently have to decide whether to outsource or not. The main question we address is: Is the make-or-buy decision affected by...