Outsourcing and Offshoring
Critical Perspectives on Business and Management
Editor: Ilan Oshri
The expansion of outsourcing and offshoring activities, and the emergence of new sourcing models, have profoundly challenged existing management concepts and practices. Consequently, it has become increasingly important to understand the phenomenon and its implications for business and management.
The study of outsourcing and offshoring continues rapidly to develop but, in the last decade especially, several areas have emerged as crucial to the comprehension of offshoring and outsourcing of services.
- Researchers have attempted to understand the strategic intent behind outsourcing and offshoring and the determinants in such decisions.
- Numerous studies have examined the risk and success factors.
- Research has taken a keen interest in exploring capabilities, knowledge, and culture in outsourcing and offshoring.
- More recent studies have focused on advancements in the practice of outsourcing and offshoring following the introduction of cloud computing and other service management concepts.
By addressing these four areas in particular, along with other critical questions, this new four-volume collection which comprises the best 70 articles in this field by Prof. Oshri, brings together a vast body of knowledge on outsourcing and offshoring. This collection is targeting academic institutions where researchers seek insight into the latest research on this topic.
Routledge's Critical Perspective book series is a prestigious outlet. Other titles in this book series are by leading academics such as Alan Rugman (International Business), Nigel Slack (Operations Management), David Storey (Small Business), and Nonanka Ikujiro (Knowledge Management).
