The existing outsourcing literature has generally overlooked the cost differential and contract negotiations between … presence of <i>competition</i> and <i>negotiations</i>. In other words, does low cost outsourcing always lead to a win … supplier. We show that, under both structures, low cost outsourcing may lead to a win-lose outcome in which the suppliers gain …

outsourcing, and whether firms choose to build or buy software. Instrumental variables and corroborating regressions suggest that …

research has shown that outsourcing of back-office IS generally has a positive effect on shareholder value of the outsourcing … firm. Much less is known about the performance implications of outsourcing of another important IS function, namely, front … tasks. Previous, largely anecdotal evidence shows that the performance implications of outsourcing CRM range from very …

This paper studies outsourcing decisions for a two-level service process in which the first level serves as a … influence the client's optimal outsourcing option. <i>This paper was accepted by Martin Lariviere, operations management.</i> …

In this paper is introduced a virtual logistics enterprise’s conception which support the examination of outsourcing in … the case of finished goods warehouse. The paper is defined the outsourcing’s alternatives of the possibility examinations …

buy problems or outsourcing questions. Within the frame of this paper authors are focusing on the optimization of … production depth from the point of view outsourcing of different components of the product. We introduce a harmony search based …

The main aim of the article is to define the issue of outsourcing and showing its advantages resulting from the … services that are given to the external companies and the risk which comes from introducing of outsourcing. Nowadays the … automotive industry is not thinking only about cost reduction but outsourcing, on account of contractors’ high level of …