This paper explores the effects of outsourcing on employee well-being through the use of the Finnish linked employer …-employee data. The direct negative effect of outsourcing is attributable to greater job destruction and worker outflow. In terms of … perceived well-being, the winners in international outsourcing are those who are capable of performing interactive tasks (i …

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 …