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Specialization at work has been recognized as a key driver of learning and productivity since the days of Adam Smith. More recently, researchers have noted that exposure to task variety can enhance learning. We examine how exposure to specialization and variety jointly drive employee...
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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 …
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outsourcing, and whether firms choose to build or buy software. Instrumental variables and corroborating regressions suggest that …
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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 …
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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> …
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A firm typically assigns multiple tasks it must perform to either internal employees or outside vendors. This paper demonstrates the need to integrate a task assignment decision with the design of a managerial control system as each affects the other. An internal employee is distinguished from...
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We consider a single buyer who wishes to outsource a fixed demand for a manufactured good or service at a fixed price to a set of potential suppliers. We examine the value of competition as a mechanism for the buyer to elicit service quality from the suppliers. We compare two approaches the...
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production and sales. We analyze and present outsourcing conditions for three contract types: (1) price-only contractswhere an ex …
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Too often the relationship between clients and external consultants is perceived as one of protagonist versus antagonist. Stories on dramatic, failed consultancies abound, as do related anecdotal quips. A contributing factor to many "apparently" failed consultancies is a poor appreciation by...
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We consider a scenario in which a large equipment manufacturer wishes to outsource the work involved in repairing purchased goods while under warranty. Several external service vendors are available for this work. We develop models and analyses to support decisions concerning how responsibility...
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