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A Paradigmatic and Methodological Review of Research in Outsourcing

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  • Vanita Yadav

    (Management Development Institute, India)

  • Rajen K. Gupta

    (Management Development Institute, India)

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Due to the growing academic and practitioner interest in the field of outsourcing, there is a need to do a comprehensive assessment and synthesis of research activities to date. This article addresses this need and examines the academic literature on information systems outsourcing and business process outsourcing using a paradigmatic and methodological lens. The objective of this article is fourfold. Firstly, it examines the status of outsourcing research from 1995 to 2005 in eight leading academic journals, to compare the current research trends with past research directions in terms of methodologies applied. Secondly, it analyzes the research paradigms adopted in these research papers using the Operations Research Paradigm framework. Thirdly, it compares and contrasts the outsourcing research work published in three leading European journals with the work published in three leading American journals. Finally, it uncovers the implications of this study and the directions for future research.

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  • Vanita Yadav & Rajen K. Gupta, 2008. "A Paradigmatic and Methodological Review of Research in Outsourcing," Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), IGI Global, vol. 21(1), pages 27-43, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:rmj000:v:21:y:2008:i:1:p:27-43
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    1. Baoyu Liao & Qingru Song & Jun Pei & Shanlin Yang & Panos M. Pardalos, 2020. "Parallel-machine group scheduling with inclusive processing set restrictions, outsourcing option and serial-batching under the effect of step-deterioration," Journal of Global Optimization, Springer, vol. 78(4), pages 717-742, December.
    2. Bhattacharya, Ananya & Singh, Prakash J. & Nand, Alka Ashwini, 2015. "Antecedents of buyer opportunistic behavior in outsourcing relationships," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 166(C), pages 258-268.
    3. Reyes Gonzalez & Juan Llopis & Jose Gasco, 2010. "What do we know about outsourcing in hotels?," The Service Industries Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(10), pages 1669-1682, March.
    4. Shallini Taneja & Pawan Taneja & Rajen Gupta, 2011. "Researches in Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of Shifting Focus, Paradigms, and Methodologies," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 101(3), pages 343-364, July.

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