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...
Main Author: | Dag Øivind Madsen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives"
2017-06-01
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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 |
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