influence the demand for outsourcing. We show that outsourcing becomes more beneficial to the firm when technology is changing … expensive than outsourcing. The model therefore provides an explanation for the recent increases in outsourcing that have taken … model, namely, that all other things equal, the demand for outsourcing increases with the probability of technological …

This paper combines the features of outsourcing theory, the principal-agent model and institutional economics, and … production and the governance of innovation in order to enhance the principal and managerial incentives for higher innovative …

outsourcing, profits and innovation using plant level data. We find a positive effect of international outsourcing of services on … activities towards innovation. We also find that international outsourcing has a positive effect on profitability, as predicted …We provide a comprehensive empirical analysis of the links between international services outsourcing, domestic …

outsourcing of R&D activities to contract research organizations and its implications for innovation performance. This paper …

outsourcing, profits and innovation using plant level data. We find a positive effect of international outsourcing of services on … activities towards innovation. We also find that international services outsourcing has a positive effect on profitability, as …We provide a comprehensive empirical analysis of the links between international services outsourcing, domestic …

sources of finance. The scale of restructuring and innovation activity is as high or higher in transition economies as in …

innovation by using a sample of 108 Tunisian service firms. Specifically, we are interested in the domestic outsourcing of … innovation. This suggests that outsourcing allows Tunisian service firms to create value, increase flexibility and improve the …Recently, outsourcing services has been an important component of the organizational strategy of service firms. However …