Abstract
Outsourcing, or offshoring as it is now known, has been around for many decades. In the beginning it was only the very peripheral activities that were blue-collar (lower skilled) work outsourced, but this is now all changing with the outsourcing of white-collar jobs. Historically outsourcing was used when organisation could not perform to world-class excellence in all sectors of the organisation due to incompetence of staff and/or management, lack of capacity, financial pressures, and/or technological pressures.
The research currently underway is initially focusing on a literature review of current outsourcing applications in the market place and what impact outsourcing has on business performance. This paper will present the findings of the initial literature review. It will also discuss the methodology being followed to explore the Irish Industrial Sector.
The research currently underway is initially focusing on a literature review of current outsourcing applications in the market place and what impact outsourcing has on business performance. This paper will present the findings of the initial literature review. It will also discuss the methodology being followed to explore the Irish Industrial Sector.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | New models of management in the knowledge economy, proceedings of the annual conference of the Irish Academy of Management 2006 |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Event | 9th Annual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management - Irish Academy of Management, Cork, Ireland Duration: 7 Sept 2006 → 9 Sept 2006 |
Conference
| Conference | 9th Annual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management |
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| Country/Territory | Ireland |
| City | Cork |
| Period | 7/09/06 → 9/09/06 |