IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/eurman/v17y1999i6p645-654.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

A conceptual framework for understanding the outsourcing decision

Author

Listed:
  • Vining, Aidan
  • Globerman, steven

Abstract

Outsourcing is an increasingly important initiative being pursued by corporations in North America and Europe in pursuit of improved efficiency. This paper provides a conceptual framework to assist managers in identifying and implementing outsourcing decisions. In particular, the framework suggests a way for managers to identify the pre- and post-contractual risks associated with outsourcing decisions along with strategies that can be implemented in the pre-contractual stage in order to mitigate those risks. Empirical findings from the 'transactions cost' literature are referenced to illustrate elements of our conceptual framework.

Suggested Citation

  • Vining, Aidan & Globerman, steven, 1999. "A conceptual framework for understanding the outsourcing decision," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 17(6), pages 645-654, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eurman:v:17:y:1999:i:6:p:645-654
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263237399000559
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Davide Luzzini & Stefano Ronchi, 2016. "Cinderella purchasing transformation: linking purchasing status to purchasing practices and business performance," Post-Print hal-01289902, HAL.
    2. Rosa Forte & António Brandão, 2008. "Effects of Adverse Selection on a Multinational Firm’s Decision on where to Subcontract," Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Springer, vol. 8(2), pages 133-146, June.
    3. Gunasekaran, Angappa & Irani, Zahir & Choy, King-Lun & Filippi, Lionel & Papadopoulos, Thanos, 2015. "Performance measures and metrics in outsourcing decisions: A review for research and applications," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 161(C), pages 153-166.
    4. Federica VIGANO & Andrea SALUSTRI, 2015. "Matching profit and Non-profit Needs: How NPOs and Cooperative Contribute to Growth in Time of Crisis. A Quantitative Approach," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 86(1), pages 157-178, March.
    5. Freytag, Per V. & Clarke, Ann H. & Evald, Majbritt R., 2012. "Reconsidering outsourcing solutions," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 99-110.
    6. Torabi, S.A. & Baghersad, M. & Mansouri, S.A., 2015. "Resilient supplier selection and order allocation under operational and disruption risks," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 22-48.
    7. Chia-Chi Lee & Tyrone Lin & Pei-Chu Cheng, 2013. "The determinants of the transportation outsourcing strategy for the express delivery company," Service Business, Springer;Pan-Pacific Business Association, vol. 7(2), pages 207-225, June.
    8. P. Everaert & G. Sarens & J. Rommel, 2006. "Sourcing of Accounting: Evidence from Belgian SMEs," Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium 06/403, Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration.
    9. Tattara, Giuseppe, 2010. "Choosing between foreign investment and subcontracting: Strategies of Italian firms in Romania," MPRA Paper 23787, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    10. Cooper, Robin & Slagmulder, Regine, 2004. "Interorganizational cost management and relational context," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 29(1), pages 1-26, January.
    11. Liu, Yunchuan & Tyagi, Rajeev K., 2017. "Outsourcing to convert fixed costs into variable costs: A competitive analysis," International Journal of Research in Marketing, Elsevier, vol. 34(1), pages 252-264.
    12. Fernando Merino, 2017. "Offshoring, outsourcing and the economic geography of Europe," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 96(2), pages 299-323, June.
    13. Aidan R. Vining, 2003. "Internal Market Failure: A Framework for Diagnosing Firm Inefficiency," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(2), pages 431-457, March.
    14. Mathieu Floquet & Pierre Labardin, 2014. "Les déterminants de la sous-traitance de la fonction comptable dans les entreprises françaises," Post-Print hal-01899426, HAL.
    15. Steven Globerman & Aidan Vining, 2004. "The Outsourcing Decision: A Strategic Framework," International Trade 0404007, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    16. Wang, Li Ming & Liu, Li Wen & Wang, Yong Jie, 2007. "Capacity decisions and supply price games under flexibility of backward integration," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 110(1-2), pages 85-96, October.
    17. Wenbo Guo & Jing Betty Feng & Brad McKenna & Pengzhu Zhang, 2017. "Inter-organizational governance and trilateral trust building: a case study of crowdsourcing-based open innovation in China," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 16(3), pages 187-207, July.
    18. Barbara Bradaè Hojnik, 2010. "Correlation Between Reasons And Effects Of Outsourcing: Evidence From Slovenian Sme’S," Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" din Iasi - Stiinte Economice (1954-2015), Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 57, pages 313-324, november.
    19. Maike Scherrer-Rathje & Patricia Deflorin & Gopesh Anand, 2010. "Outsourcing and its Impact on Manufacturing Flexibility: Contingencies Matter," Working Papers 0125, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU).
    20. Michael Siegenthaler & Tobias Stucki, 2014. "Dividing the Pie: The Determinants of Labor's Share of Income on the Firm Level," KOF Working papers 14-352, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich.
    21. Andrea Salustri & Federica Viganò, 2015. "Human development and well-being during the great recession. The non-profit sector as a capability enhancing workplace," BEMPS - Bozen Economics & Management Paper Series BEMPS27, Faculty of Economics and Management at the Free University of Bozen.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:eurman:v:17:y:1999:i:6:p:645-654. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/115/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.