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Examining the popularity trajectory of outsourcing as a management concept
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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 ini... mehr
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.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Outsourcing; Managementansatz; Unternehmensführung; Führungsstil; soziale Faktoren; institutionelle Faktoren; Angebot; Nachfrage; Organisation; Unternehmen; Zulieferer; Nachfragetheorie; Absatztheorie
Klassifikation
Management
Freie Schlagwörter
Outsourcing; popularity trajectory, management concept, management fashion, adoption, diffusion
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2017
Seitenangabe
S. 178-196
Zeitschriftentitel
Problems and Perspectives in Management, 15 (2017) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21511/ppm.15(2-1).2017.02
ISSN
1810-5467
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)