The Contracting Organization: A Strategic Guide to Outsourcing

Author:   Simon Domberger (Professor of Management at The Graduate School of Business, Professor of Management at The Graduate School of Business, University of Sydney, Australia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198774587


Pages:   244
Publication Date:   19 November 1998
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Simon Domberger (Professor of Management at The Graduate School of Business, Professor of Management at The Graduate School of Business, University of Sydney, Australia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.523kg
ISBN:  

9780198774587


ISBN 10:   0198774583
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   19 November 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part I: Organizations and Markets 1: Why make when you can buy? 2: The shifting boundaries of organizations Part II: Benefits and Costs 3: The benefits of contracting 4: The costs of contracting Part III: Contracting Strategies 5: Specialization 6: Value capture 7: Control and flexibility 8: Organizational change Part IV: Structural Change 9: Public sector contracting 10: Contracting and the service economy 11: The future of contracting 12: Conclusions Glossary 100 key business concepts associated with contracting, outsourcing, and strategy

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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. Anita Niemi-Iilahti, New Institutionalism and Organizational Theory, 2000. an interesting list of questions concerning important elements of the contracting strategies. The questions increase the value of the book as course literature. Another valuable contribution in this sense is the thematic guides to further reading for students or organizational change and reform. Anita Niemi-Iilahti, New Institutionalism and Organizational Theory, 2000. Domberger's book provides a structured, systematic approach to contracting decisions and outsourcing strategies. Anita Niemi-Iilahti, New Institutionalism and Organizational Theory, 2000. ...Simon Domberger, an international authority on contracting out (outsourcing) has written THE book on this subject. ...In Short, This book should be found in the library of every firm and public organization that is already contracting out and wishes to improve its operations. Furthermore, it is a Must Read for decision-makers who are contemplating contracting out for the first time. Jonas Prager, New York University. Amazon review, January 12, 2000. ...well presented analytical decision-making framework for assessing the contracting options which are relevant to both private and public sectors Long Range Planning, October 1999, Vol 32


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Simon Domberger is Professor of Management at The Graduate School of Business, University of Sydney, Australia. In addition to numerous academic appointments, he has also worked as a market analyst, statistics officer and research associate. He writes a regular column for the leading Australian business daily.

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