Outsourcing And The Virtual Organisation - Couverture souple

Durcan, Jim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0712679057 ISBN 13 : 9780712679053

Editeur : Random House Business Books, 1998

Synopsis

Increasingly, companies are buying in from outside certain services and functions that would previously have been fulfilled by an internal department or employees. For example, Random House subcontracts external firms to run its canteen and postroom. That's outsourcing -and companies don't just outsource support functions, but also critical areas of production or design. It lets companies focus on those activities where they have real competitive edge, and is increasingly being seen as an attractive alternative to downsizing or cost-cutting. Durcan and Oates provide a wide-ranging expert overview of outsourcing, aimed at managers and decision-makers who want to understand fully all the issues involved. How do companies define core and non-core activities? How do you find the best provider of an outsourced function? What are the pitfalls to avoid? How do you monitor the service provider? What is the impact on issues such as corporate security and confidentiality? The authors also consider how outsourcing is redefining the nature of corporations- if companies have minimal physical existence, but exist as a network of relationships and contracts, when should we speak of the 'virtual

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Random House Business Books
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0712679057
• ISBN 13: 9780712679053
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible