Empirical Analysis of Backsourcing Rationale, Risks and Trends

Diana Kovacic

ISBN 10: 3656356289 / ISBN 13: 9783656356288

Published by GRIN Verlag, GRIN Verlag Jan 2013, 2013

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: B, University of Mannheim, language: English, abstract: Despite the overwhelming growth of the global outsourcing market in the past decade, results of studies suggest that as many as half of the outsourcing arrangements fail to deliver the desired or expected results. As a reaction to this unsatisfactory situation, different sourcing alternatives have evolved, among others the backsourcing alternative.This research paper aims to address the relevance of the backsourcing agenda as one potential alternative to the continuation of the outsourcing option. After the introduction of the theoretical basis of the sourcing decision and the overview of most relevant dimensions of the outsourcing agenda, the question whether backsourcing can be identified as an evolving trend in the sourcing industry will be addressed. Here, the selected method of qualitative analysis will be used to identify any trends.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 44 pp. Englisch.

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• Title: Empirical Analysis of Backsourcing Rationale, Risks and Trends
• Publisher: GRIN Verlag, GRIN Verlag Jan 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3656356289
• ISBN 13: 9783656356288
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 4D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 4 millimeters depth
• Weight: 79 grams

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Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: B, University of Mannheim, language: English, abstract: Despite the overwhelming growth of the global outsourcing market in the past decade, results of studies suggest that as many as half of the outsourcing arrangements fail to deliver the desired or expected results. As a reaction to this unsatisfactory situation, different sourcing alternatives have evolved, among others the backsourcing alternative. This research paper aims to address the relevance of the backsourcing agenda as one potential alternative to the continuation of the outsourcing option. After the introduction of the theoretical basis of the sourcing decision and the overview of most relevant dimensions of the outsourcing agenda, the question whether backsourcing can be identified as an evolving trend in the sourcing industry will be addressed. Here, the selected method of qualitative analysis will be used to identify any trends.