| Description |
229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Organizations and Markets. 1. Why Make When You Can Buy? 2. The Shifting Boundaries of Organizations -- Pt. II. Benefits and Costs. 3. The Benefits of Contracting. 4. The Costs of Contracting -- Pt. III. Contracting Strategies. 5. Specialization. 6. Value Capture. 7. Control and Flexibility. 8. Organizational Change -- Appendix to Pt. III. Questions in Contracting Strategy -- Pt. IV. Structural Change. 9. Public Sector Contracting. 10. Contracting and the Service Economy. 11. The Future of Contracting. 12. Conclusions |
| Summary |
When should organizations contract out services traditionally produced in-house? Is outsourcing another ephemeral management fad, or is it an efficient and effective means of delivering services and of adding value? What are the characteristics of strategically sound contracting decisions, and how can organizations prosper from the outsourcing revolution? These questions are among those tackled by Simon Domberger. Based on over a decade of research and consulting experience, its conclusions have many practical implications. The book develops an analytical decision-making framework for the assessment of contracting options, and has relevance in both the private and public sectors |
| Analysis |
Australia overseas comparisons |
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Case studies |
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Contracting out |
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Cost benefit analysis |
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Federal issue |
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Private sector |
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State issue |
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Statistics |
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Subcontracting |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Also available electronically |
| Subject |
Contracting out -- Case studies.
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Contracting out.
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Industrial procurement.
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Make-or-buy decisions.
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Subcontracting.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Books24x7, Inc.
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| LC no. |
98027578 |
| ISBN |
0198774575 (paperback) |
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0198774583 |
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