Search models have traditionally been used to describe situations such as the development of new technology, job search, and the search for profitable investment opportunities. We address the problem faced by a firm that must conduct a search and therefore contemplates outsourcing that process....

Problem definition: The premise of this paper is that labor malpractice is not solely a corporate social responsibility and human resources issue; rather, its incidence is critically driven by operational decisions. We thus develop and test hypotheses to identify key operational drivers of labor...