Over the last number of years, outsourcing has become an important issue for many organisations. The potential for … outsourcing has moved from peripheral activities such as cleaning and catering to critical activities such as design and … manufacturing. However, there is evidence to suggest that organisations are not achieving the desired benefits from outsourcing …

financial performance in a number of ways including outsourcing to specialist restaurant companies. This article reports the … findings of a study that explores the key dimensions of outsourcing through a series of semi‐structured interviews and group … discussions with 55 key informants. The findings reveal five key dimensions to the outsourcing relationship: core competencies …

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 …