The handbook of global outsourcing and offshoring : the definitive guide to strategy and operations /

The expansion of outsourcing and offshoring, and the emergence of new sourcing models are challenging existing management practices. It has become increasingly important to understand the phenomena, not least as a basis for suggesting what directions it will take, its impacts, how it has been conduc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Oshri, Ilan (Author), Kotlarsky, Julia (Author), Willcocks, Leslie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Edition:3rd edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • PART I: MAKING A SOURCING DECISION
  • 1. Overview of the Global Sourcing Marketplace
  • 2. Sourcing Models: What and When to Outsource or Offshore
  • 3. Country Attractiveness for Outsourcing and Captive Centres
  • 4. The Attractiveness of Western Countries for Outsourcing Services
  • PART II: BUILDING SOURCING COMPETENCIES
  • 5. Supplier Core Capabilities and Strategies for Sustainability and Growth
  • 6. Leveraging Knowledge and Expertise
  • 7. The Client Perspective: Vendor Selection Strategy, Retained Management Capabilities
  • PART III: MANAGING SOURCING RELATIONSHIPS
  • 8. Legal Issues in Outsourcing and Offshoring
  • 9. The IT Outsourcing Life Cycle and the Transition Phase
  • 10. Governance of Outsourcing Projects
  • 11. Managing Globally Distributed Teams
  • 12. High Performance BPO
  • 13. Shared Service Centres
  • 14. Cloud Computing
  • 15. Innovation Through Sourcing
  • Teaching Case
  • Norwich Union and IBM.