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

Using the universe of large Canadian manufacturing firms in 1988 and 1996, we investigate to what extent outsourcing … outsourcing less likely; (ii) complementarities between the investments of the buyer and the seller are also associated with less … outsourcing; (iii) property rights predictions on the link between investment intensities and optimal ownership are only supported …