sector, and how the use of outsourcing activities on a commercial‐in‐confidence basis negates the accountability requirement … and can lead to inefficiency. This thereby negates the major benefit claimed for outsourcing. Design … consequences of commercial‐in‐confidence outsourcing. Findings – The postulated consequences are confirmed by the case study …

Purpose – Over the last two decades, a large number of studies have been conducted in the field of outsourcing third … outsourced by Australian firms. Specifically, it investigates the motivation for outsourcing, the average length of 3PL contracts …, types of logistics services used and the impact of the use of outsourcing logistics services on customer satisfaction …

Since the early 1980s, governments and policy makers in Australia have emphasized the importance of the national skills …

contingent and core distinctions have been intensified in Australia by globalization, competitive pressures and political changes … human resource management. This article reviews some reasons for the high rate of externalization in Australia and …

This paper reports on data pertaining to outsourcing collected from a survey administered in 2002 in Australia. The … underlying assumption was that outsourcing is becoming popular for sound business reasons such as economies of scale and enabling … executives to concentrate on core business activities. This paper explores the outsourcing decision (to outsource, not to …

MAS internally by assembling knowledge within the company versus outsourcing from auditors and other consultants. The …

Purpose – Outsourcing has been used in Australia as part of the new public management agenda with the aim of increasing … paper investigates the largest outsourcing contract in public health in Australia in the 1990s. It investigates the failure …/methodology/approach – The paper uses a case study approach to investigate in depth the outsourcing decision. Findings – Alongside savings in …