Outsourcing Performance Factors and Experiences

This book examines the outsourcing of organizations from an exploratory perspective, addressing questions throughout its chapters: What is outsourcing? In what forms does it take? How does globalization accelerate and facilitate the outsourcing process? What experiences have there been in Algeria? This topic is first addressed through theoretical overviews that establish the conceptual framework underlying this practice, such as classical economic theory and more contemporary theories-including transaction costs and economies of scale- and then through an examination of real-world examples implemented by companies around the world-and more specifically, a discussion of certain initiatives undertaken in Algeria by large state-owned enterprises. The factors determining the implementation of outsourcing are addressed by explaining the factors that influence strategic decisions to outsource. This is an easy-to-read book intended for both students and managers who wish to understand outsourcing in order to put it into practice.