Purpose – Outsourcing has been used in Australia as part of the new public management agenda with the aim of increasing …/methodology/approach – The paper uses a case study approach to investigate in depth the outsourcing decision. Findings – Alongside savings in … costs, changes to work practices and reduction in union power, it was found that the outsourcing contract produced problems …

Purpose – The issue of offshore outsourcing of healthcare services is a critical but little‐examined problem in …‐based study was carried out of the development of the Indian medical transcription offshoring industry. Findings – Cost …‐saving potential and the degree of outsourceability are higher for medical transcription compared with most services. Offshoring …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of recent outsourcing and public‐private partnership … employment in heterogeneous outsourcing and PPP arrangements. Practical implications – The paper informs both managers and … outsourcing arrangements. Originality/value – The paper presents a unique in‐depth investigation of employment within recently …

were obtained from survey responses from 232 organisations, of which 113 were engaged in HR outsourcing. Findings – The … with outsourcing of traditional functions. Outsourcing of both functions has a significant relationship with HR performance … respect of generalisation. In addition, the impact of HR outsourcing on the performance of the HR department focuses only on …

Outsourcing of services has been receiving increasing attention in management literature and praxis. It is considered … that greatest attention has been given to the enhanced efficiency of transaction costs through outsourcing. In contrast …, this paper explores what is being outsourced, the drivers for outsourcing and the IT commodification influence on …

under the public/private outsourcing relationships. Design/methodology/approach – Two case studies were carried out on the … outsourcing of public services: PFI of a hospital and the outsourcing of housing benefits administration. Findings – The most …/implications – In view of the significantly increased level of interdependence between the organisations in the outsourcing …

Purpose – To increase students' knowledge of differential analysis and its application in an outsourcing decision … different purposes is essential for business decision making. Any outsourcing decision should encompass both quantitative and … outsourcing decision. Originality/value – The article creates a practical approach for instructors to explain the use of …

respective enterprise. Global outsourcing represents a powerful option to the Facility Manager. The author aims to help the … compelling story for new outsource ventures and even addresses outsourcing relationships that need to be strengthened and renewed … outsourcing budgets while exceeding the expectations of the enterprise can be achieved with strategic global partners if the …