Outsourcing in the service based industries: An analysis using transaction cost economics and knowledge-based view

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2011

Abstract

While intense global competition drives firms to move knowledge-based activities offshore to take advantage of inexpensive foreign labour, there are increased costs with monitoring and managing activities located in distant locations. Additionally, certain knowledge types may be more difficult to transfer and assimilate across national borders. Both transaction cost economics and the knowledge-based view focus on important but separate issues related to offshore outsourcing. In this paper we combine both theoretical views and offer five propositions which we test using the data from two exploratory case studies. Finally, we discuss our results and give implications for future research. Copyright © 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Identifier

84864691322 (Scopus)

Publication Title

International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKMS.2011.048433

e-ISSN

17438276

ISSN

17438268

First Page

359

Last Page

374

Issue

4

Volume

4

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