Examining the popularity trajectory of outsourcing as a management concept

This paper examines the popularity trajectory of outsourcing as a management concept. The paper shows that while outsourcing is an old management practice that has roots that date back centuries, it did not gain widespread popularity as a modern organizational practice until the 1980s. While the ini...

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Main Author: Dag Øivind Madsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives" 2017-06-01
Series:Problems and Perspectives in Management
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Online Access:https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/8871/PPM_2017_02cont_Madsen.pdf