In this paper an attempt has been made to study how and why the outsourcing have started moving up the value chain. An … explicit distinction has been made between Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO). Findings … indicate that, after demonstrating its success in information technology, outsourcing has started moving up the knowledge …

Following Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Knowledge Process … Outsourcing (KPO) is currently an emerging Business Process Management (BPM) area. Believed to have its origins in India, this … research. First, we queried the keywords “KPO,” “Knowledge Process Outsourcing,” “Knowledge Outsourcing” and “Outsourcing” in …

Conducting knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) for sophisticated global clients is a learning curve and a complex … implications to practicing global clients and offshore PSO service providers on how to successfully manage the outsourcing process …

While the normative logic for forming technology outsourcing alliances is that such alliances allow outsourcing firms … technology outsourcing alliances. However, this assertion is untested; and empirically testing it is the objective of this … research note. Using data from 59 software services outsourcing alliances, we show that such peripheral knowledge and alliance …

Managers world wide should understand that the purpose of outsourcing their business processes is not only to cut costs … relating to using outsourcing as a critical tool for increasing a company's knowledge base …