Overview of the Global Sourcing Marketplace

Ilan Oshri (), Julia Kotlarsky () and Leslie P. Willcocks
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Ilan Oshri: University of Auckland Business School
Julia Kotlarsky: University of Auckland Business School

Chapter 1 in The Handbook of Global Outsourcing and Offshoring, 2023, pp 3-23 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With the advent of globalisation and heightened levels of competition, many organisations are having considerable difficulty developing and maintaining the range of expertise and skills they need to compete effectively. The emergence of American, European, Japanese, and other Asian multinationals has created a competitive environment requiring the globalisation, or at least semi-globalisation, of corporate strategy. Moreover, with developments in information and communication technologies (ICT), firms do not need to be large multinationals to compete globally. These developments have led many companies to turn to various sourcing strategies such as outsourcing, offshoring, offshore outsourcing, nearshoring, and onshoring. This chapter therefore focuses on: The key terminologies used in the sourcing literature The background to global sourcing The key drivers, benefits, and risks of global sourcing Market trends and future developments in global sourcing.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12034-3_1

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