Outsourcing and Reshoring

Adriana Calvelli and Chiara Cannavale
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Adriana Calvelli: Parthenope University of Naples
Chiara Cannavale: Parthenope University of Naples

Chapter 4 in Internationalizing Firms, 2019, pp 111-128 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Outsourcing activities to international third parties is a way to implement international development strategies. More specifically, it is a way to implement internationalization strategies for expansion when outsourcing is done in markets culturally close to the domestic ones, and for diversification when outsourcing is carried out on markets distant from the domestic ones. However, outsourcing is not always a first best choice, and more and more firms are revising their strategies and deciding for back- or re-shoring. This chapter discusses the factors firms should take into account in their outsourcing decision, and highlights the main risks connected to this choice.

Keywords: Outsourcing; Re-shoring; Back shoring; Cost saving; Outsourcing risks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91551-7_4

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