Paz Aparicio, CarmenMuñoz-Bullón, FernandoSánchez-Bueno, María JoséRicart, Joan E.2021-05-242021-05-242018-10Journal of purchasing and supply management, 24(4), Oct. 2018, Pp. 275-2871478-4092https://hdl.handle.net/10016/32730The 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.13eng© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 EspañaThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Captive offshoringInternational sourcingOffshoring driversOffshoring governance modesOffshoring knowledge-intensive activitiesOffshore outsourcingresearch articleEconomíaEmpresahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pursup.2018.10.001open access2754287Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management24AR/0000022938