Purpose – Outsourcing is gaining considerable popularity in the field of business services and management. The purpose … of this paper is to illustrate the practice of outsourcing human resource management (HRM) functions, such as training … stage of development, with limited credibility, while the customers lack the experience of managing outsourcing relations …

resource availability and resource needs, influence HR outsourcing. The study examines the subject of human resource (HR …) outsourcing. Design/methodology/approach – The potential influence of firms' characteristics on HR outsourcing is analysed … size and previous reorganization activities significantly raise the probability of an HR outsourcing. In contrast, there is …

mode of operation of utilizing an established out‐sourcing firm. The studied organisation is a large telecommunication firm …/methodology/approach – Single illustrative case study testing the usefulness of the composite out‐sourcing decision framework decision making …, there are many cases where business processes may be outsourced or sub‐contracted. While out‐sourcing does, and will in the …

Outsourcing affects thousands of companies and employees every year. Recent studies indicate that 85 per cent of all … companies outsource at least one function generating billions of dollars in outsourcing contracts (ElmutiElute, KathwalaKithara … & Monippallil, 1995). Transportation is one of outsourcing's biggest players. Many outsourcing attempts have proved unsuccessful and …

This research explores the linkage between firms' outsourcing activities and the occurrence of supply chain disruptions … explore the overall environment of outsourcing and disruptions in supply chains in the automotive industry based upon a case … context in the automotive industry. The results indicate that there is a significant association between the outsourcing of …