The Contracting Organization
A Strategic Guide to Outsourcing
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 19 November 1998
- ISBN 9780198774570
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages248 pages
- Size 234x155x14 mm
- Weight 384 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 9 figures, 13 tables 0
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Short description:
The Contracting Organization offers a clear and accessible guide to the theory and practice of contracting. Well supported by numerous case studies and examples, it is ideal for academics, students and practitioners wanting to understand `make or buy' decisions. Domberger looks at the way in which organizations throughout the world are increasingly contracting out - `outsourcing' - many activities traditionally done in-house. Deregulation, cost reduction, a focus on core activities, and the growth of the service economy all drive this process and are examined within this enlightening text.
MoreLong description:
When should organizations contract out services traditionally produced in-house? Is outsourcing another ephemeral management fad, or is it an efficient and effective means of delivering sevices and of adding value? What are the characteristics of strategically sound contracting decisions, and how can organizations prosper from the outsourcing revolution?
These questions are among those tackled by Simon Domberger. Based on over a decade of research and consulting experience, its conclusions have many practical implications. The book develops an analytical decision-making framework for the assessment of contracting options, and has relevance in both the private and public sectors.
Containing a wealth of illustrations and over 25 case studies, the coverage is fully international. Over 50 companies and public sector organizations are discussed, including well-known names such as Microsoft, BP, Marks & Spencer, and Samsung.
This book will be valuable to all those seeking a better understanding of the outsourcing phenomenon, and useful to managers, strategists, management and business consultants, public sector administrators, policy makers, as well as to students of economics, business, management and public administration.
Pre-publication Endorsements
John Kay, Said Business School
Oliver Hart, Harvard University
Rob Grant, Georgetown University
Domberger's systematic analysis of contracting is a very welcome contribution to students of public administration and management, as well as to policy makers and public sector managers straying to the jungle of New Public Management texts.
Table of Contents:
Part I: Organizations and Markets
Why make when you can buy?
The shifting boundaries of organizations
Part II: Benefits and Costs
The benefits of contracting
The costs of contracting
Part III: Contracting Strategies
Specialization
Value capture
Control and flexibility
Organizational change
Part IV: Structural Change
Public sector contracting
Contracting and the service economy
The future of contracting
Conclusions
Glossary
100 key business concepts associated with contracting, outsourcing, and strategy
