What's so different about outsourcing — is it a fad or something truly new and here to stay?

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Title:	What's so different about outsourcing — is it a fad or something truly new and here to stay?
Author(s):	Kippenberger, T
Citation:	Kippenberger, T, (1997) "What's so different about outsourcing — is it a fad or something truly new and here to stay?", Antidote, The, Vol. 2 Iss: 6, pp.15 - 17
Keywords:	Business process re-engineering, Organizational restructuring, Outsourcing
Article type:	Research paper
DOI:	10.1108/EUM0000000006439 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	Submits that outsourcing is not particularly new and is credited with having played an important part in IBM's re-engineering campaign of the last ten years. Identifies a number of key developments (drivers) of change that are pointing companies in outsourcing's direction: business process re-engineering; organizational restructuring; benchmarking; and alliances. Concludes that the benefits of sharing information, however, derive from a day-to-day relationship of trust and mutual self-interest so that both parties benefit from each other.