RT Journal Article
T1 Selecting the governance mode when offshoring knowledge-intensive activities
A1 Paz Aparicio, Carmen
A1 Muñoz-Bullón, Fernando
A1 Sánchez-Bueno, María José
A1 Ricart, Joan E.
AB The offshoring phenomenon has evolved in recent years, and can be understood from a threefold perspective: first, the evolution in the type of activity being offshored; second, the learning curve involving both the companies implementing offshoring and service providers; and third, the reasons for offshoring. This study proposes an empirical framework that will allow us to explore the interaction between the type of activity (specifically knowledge-intensive) and the drivers of the decision to select the most appropriate governance mode. Specifically, our results show that market-seeking drivers become the primary determinants prompting firms to offshore knowledge-intensive activities through a captive center. In contrast, the motivation to reduce costs moderates the decision to offshore knowledge-intensive activities by nurturing a preference for offshore outsourcing. The empirical evidence is supported by multi-country data from the Offshoring Research Network.
PB Elsevier Ltd.
SN 1478-4092
YR 2018
FD 2018-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/32730
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/32730
LA eng
NO The authors appreciate thefinancial support received from theSpanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through ECO2016-75379-R, the Regional Government of Madrid and European Social Fund through S2015/HUM-3353 (EARLYFIN-CM), the "Carl Schroeder Chair" and the Research Division of IESE Business School, Spain.
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