Outsourcing: Design, process, and performance

Michael J. Mol*

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63 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Outsourcing has become one of the key restructuring tools for companies seeking to boost their growth and business performance. As the outsourcing phenomenon has mushroomed, so a range of academic studies have sought to define and describe a unifying theoretical model. Outsourcing: Design, Process and Performance draws upon managerial, economic, sociological, historical and psychological perspectives to bring about a new understanding of how outsourcing design and the outsourcing process feed into the performance of firms. Blending empirical insights from a range of international cases and large-scale statistical tests with existing theoretical perspectives, the author argues that a negative curvilinear relationship exists between outsourcing and firm performance. A critical analysis of current outsourcing strategies, together with a discussion of future trends, offers a new agenda for academic researchers and business managers alike.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherCambridge University Press
Number of pages232
ISBN (Electronic)9780511621543
ISBN (Print)9780521864107
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2007

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was carried out under Air Force Project 4643. Major funding was provided by Strategic Defense Initiative Organization with additional support from the Defense Nuclear Agency and the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. The authors are indebted to J. McNamara for her assistance in preparing this paper.

Publisher Copyright:
© Michael J. Mol 2007 and Cambridge University Press, 2010.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Business,Management and Accounting

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