Affiliation:
1. Associate Professor, Ph.D., University College of Southeast Norway
Abstract
This paper examines the popularity trajectory of outsourcing as a management concept. The paper shows that while outsourcing is an old management practice that has roots that date back centuries, it did not gain widespread popularity as a modern organizational practice until the 1980s. While the initial outsourcing hype and craze of the late 1980s and early 1990s has waned, outsourcing has shown considerable staying power as a management concept, even in the face of counter-movements such as backsourcing and insourcing. Although the experiences with implementation of outsourcing are mixed, outsourcing remains a widely used management concept. However, the current relatively low satisfaction level among users could influence the future popularity trajectory of the outsourcing concept.
Publisher
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
Subject
Strategy and Management,Business and International Management,General Business, Management and Accounting,Information Systems and Management,Law,Sociology and Political Science,Public Administration
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