Smart Sourcing: International Best Practice

by A. Kakabadse, Nada Kakabadse

Overview

With a growing market currently in excess of $150 billion, outsourcing has become a critical boardroom agenda. Meeting this challenge, Andrew and Nada Kakabadse answers key boardroom questions: Q What will be the key areas of outsourcing in the future? A IT and HR! Q What supplier relationships work best: partnerships, joint ventures? A No, the preferred single supplier still provides best service! Q Does well-managed outsourcing make a difference? A Substantially, both strategic and operational! As one of the largest international surveys on outsourcing, Smart Sourcing highlights what it takes to be "outsource ready" and thus become a high performing company. The message is focus on your strengths and know how to use others in order to clearly differentiate!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333963487
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/28/2001
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Andrew Kakabadse is Professor of Management Development, Director of the Cranfield Centre for International Management Development, and Chairman of its Management Development Board.

Nada Kakabadse is Senior Research Fellow at the Cranfield School of Management.

Table of Contents

Introduction Emerging Trends Best Practice Looking Ahead The Public Services The New Entrants

Editorial Reviews

The authors (both of the Cranfield School of Management, UK) present the results of a survey of U.S. and European private and public sector organizations on the use of outsourcing and predicted future trends. They offer advice on which arrangements seem most successful and emphasize how to prepare an organization to manage a variety of contractual relationships so as to increase effectiveness. Information is provided on the newest entrants into outsourcing, the information technology applications service providers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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