.e., multinational enterprises and offshoring firms) contribute to occupational restructuring and to establishing the role of …

This study analyses the motives and results of outsourcing. According to the results, companies have pursued … outsourcing for a variety of reasons. Cost savings are the major driving force behind the outsourcing of production function …. Increased flexibility, focusing and additional capacity are other important motives. In most cases, R&D outsourcing is driven by …