Overview of the global sourcing marketplace

Ilan Oshri, Julia Kotlarsky and Leslie P. Willcocks
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Ilan Oshri: Erasmus University
Julia Kotlarsky: Warwick Business School
Leslie P. Willcocks: London School of Economics and Political Science

Chapter Chapter 1 in The Handbook of Global Outsourcing and Offshoring, 2009, pp 4-14 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract With the advent of globalization and enhanced levels of competition, many organizations have started to have considerable difficulties in developing and maintaining the range of expertise and skills needed to compete effectively. The emergence of American, European, Japanese, and Third World multinationals has created a new competitive environment, requiring the globalization, or at least semi-globalization of corporate strategy. This need has led many companies to engage with various kinds of sourcing strategies, such as outsourcing, offshoring, offshore outsourcing, nearshoring, and onshoring. Therefore, this chapter will focus on: the key terminologies used in the sourcing literature; the key drivers of global sourcing; the benefits for clients and vendors from engaging in global sourcing; present market trends in the global sourcing market; future developments of the global sourcing market.

Keywords: Business Process; Service Delivery Model; Office Administration; Incumbent Supplier; Participant Company (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230251076_2

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