Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal: Volume 4 Issue 1

Machiavelli, management and outsourcing: still on the learning curve

Leslie Willcocks

The purpose of this paper is to describe and assess the evolution of client and supplier approaches and capabilities from 1989 to 2010 in relation to outsourcing and delineate…

The implementation of social responsibility in purchasing in Hong Kong/Pearl River Delta: A case study

Antonio, K.W. Lau

In response to stakeholder concerns for social responsibility in global supply chains, companies have implemented codes of conduct in outsourcing activities. The purpose of this…

How green is my outsourcer? Measuring sustainability in global IT outsourcing

Ron Babin, Brian Nicholson

The purpose of this paper is to examine the intersection of sustainability and global IT outsourcing (GITO). GITO is well established as a business practice towards reducing costs…

What motivates manufacturing SMEs to outsource offshore in China?: Comparing the perspectives of SME manufacturers and their suppliers

Paresha Sinha, Michèle E.M. Akoorie, Qiang Ding, Qian Wu

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the motivations for offshore outsourcing encountered by manufacturing small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) and their suppliers in…

Sustainable strategic sourcing decisions: The logic of appropriateness applied to the Brazilian market

Joachim Timlon

The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the factors that influence strategic sourcing decisions to the Brazilian market based on societal and natural values.

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Rebecca Marsh