Title The contracting organization : a strategic guide to outsourcing / Simon Domberger

Published Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (229 pages) : illustrations Contents COVER; PRELIMINARIES; PREFACE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CASE STUDIES; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; I ORGANIZATIONS AND MARKETS; 1 Why Make When You Can Buy?; Microsoft Corporation: Redmond, USA; Mambo Graphics: Sydney, Australia; Marks & Spencer: London, UK; Fairfax County: Virginia, USA; A historical perspective on contracting; Purpose and method; A note on terminology; Guide to further reading; 2 The Shifting Boundaries of Organizations; Firms versus markets; Bloated corporations or virtual organizations?; International contracting trends Factors driving organizational change in the private sectorPublic sector organizations: from bureaucracies to enabling agencies; Guide to further reading; II BENEFITS AND COSTS; 3 The Benefits of Contracting; The nature of economic activity; The structure of production; Core activities and core competencies; The force of competition; Competition and quality; The discipline of the market; Flexibility; The benefits of contracting: a summary; Guide to further reading; 4 The Costs of Contracting; The coordination of productive activity; Cooperation and trust; The costs of transacting The costs of monitoringControl; Other costs of contracting; Do the costs of contracting outweigh the benefits?; Guide to further reading; III CONTRACTING STRATEGIES; 5 Specialization; Redefining organizational boundaries; How does specialization add value?; Specialization and competition; Patterns of specialization; Who benefits from specialization?; Guide to further reading; 6 Value Capture; Competitive tendering: bidding for contracts; Pre-selection: calling for expressions of interest; Alternative sourcing methods; The contract price; Winners and losers; Value migration Guide to further reading7 Control and Flexibility; Control; Controlling outcomes; Monitoring performance; C; Controlling risks; Allocating risks in contracts; Flexibility in contracts; Which contract: classical or relational?; Guide to further reading; 8 Organizational Change; Contracting and organizational change; Impact on staff; Clean break or negotiated transfer?; Terms and conditions of transfer; TUPE; Managing transition; Impact on customers and suppliers; Conclusion; Guide to further reading; APPENDIX TO PART III: QUESTIONS IN CONTRACTING STRATEGY; IV STRUCTURAL CHANGE 9 Public Sector ContractingThe role of contracting in public sector reform; Potential benefits of public sector contracting; Problems of public sector contracting; Private-public sector competition: a level playing field?; The limits to public sector contracting; Guide to further reading; 10 Contracting and the Service Economy; The nature and significance of services in the economy; Producer services: the growth of intermediate transactions; Contracting for services and the productivity puzzle; Contracting and producer services: which causes which?; Guide to further reading Summary When should organisations contract out services traditionally produced in-house? Based on over a decade of research and consulting experience, this book develops an analytical decision-making framework for assessing contracting options Analysis contracten contracts dienstensector services inkopen purchasing gevalsanalyse case studies cost benefit analysis besluitvorming decision making kapitaalvennootschappen companies structurele verandering structural change productiebeleid production policy toegevoegde waarde value added Management studies, Business Administration, Organizational Science (General) Management, bedrijfskunde, organisatiekunde (algemeen) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Contracting out. Subcontracting. Make-or-buy decisions. Industrial procurement. Contracting out -- Case studies subcontracting. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Purchasing & Buying. Contracting out Industrial procurement Make-or-buy decisions Subcontracting Standortverlagerung Unternehmensgröße Unternehmensplanung Uitbesteding van werk. Genre/Form Electronic books Case studies Form Electronic book ISBN 9780198774587 0198774583 9780191596148 0191596140 9786611970901 6611970908 9780198774570 0198774575

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