I study the interaction between optimal procurement and outsourcing of production in small industries. First, two … sellers decide about outsourcing. By outsourcing, a seller loses information about the costs of producing to his supplier … suppliers. The focal equilibrium might exhibit bilateral outsourcing although outsourcing is modeled to have no direct positive …

This paper examines how Filipino-based business process outsourcing centers have been developing services, including …

This paper examines the outsourcing of research and development and of innovation activities in small and medium …, is the outsourcing of these activities a viable solution for them? This paper examines the basic characteristics of … outsourcing R&D and innovation activities in SMEs, based on a survey among Slovenian companies in the manufacturing and service …