...Sofiah Md Auzair; Aini Aman; Ruhanita Maelah; Rozita Amiruddin; Noradiva Hamzah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence of accounting outsourcing practices in Malaysia and the management control strategies undertaken by these practising firms to mitigate inherent risks. Design...

...Hasliza Abdul‐Halim; Noor Hazlina Ahmad; T. Ramayah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand further the concept of outsourcing among small and medium‐sized industries (SMEs). The paper highlights the concept of outsourcing between SMEs and large organizations as well as the advantages...

...Hasliza Abdul‐Halim; Norbani Che‐Ha Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the trend of human resource (HR) outsourcing among manufacturing companies in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach The data for the study were obtained from survey responses from 232 manufacturing...

... offshoring and outsourcing. Although sometimes treated identically the two terms are not purely interchangeable and demand different responses from companies. Secondly, we discuss the four different phases of the offshoring process and apply them to service companies, linking these to some important lessons...

... and an integration challenge. The strategic challenge centers around two key questions, what to outsource and when to partner. The integration challenge emerges from current trends toward more complex and web‐like supply chains, where effective supply chain integration is increasingly becoming a strategic capability...

... opportunities. Findings Companies across a wide spectrum of industries have to contemplate and position themselves with respect to the following four strategic opportunities. R&D outsourcing may seem attractive from a cost perspective but appropriate safeguards have to be negotiated so that a company’s...

... of thinking the left and right hemispheres of the brain excel at, this focuses application to a relatively new and alarming trend that threatens business and employment in the USA as knowledge work becomes an outsourceable commodity. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Knowledge management...

...David A. Vogel; Jill E. Connelly The purpose of this article is to examine why US companies outsource software development offshore and to present the factors to be considered to determine if the benefits of offshore outsourcing outweigh the drawbacks. Is offshoring worth it in terms of cost...

... site selection as outsourcing and globalization continues at an unprecedented rate. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Corporate strategy Outsourcing Globalization Since running a business within the confines of a region or country specific economy is too limiting for many...

.... Following the Second World War, companies started offering a plethora of company‐sponsored benefit plans. As these plans grew in complexity, consultants where brought for their experience and expertise. With stretched resources and companies expected to do more with less employees, HR outsourcing has become...

... and finance managers need to reassess their due diligence of all their investment choices and plan for continued monitoring. Pension funds management Risk management Outsourcing For some years now, there has been a huge crisis developing for companies around how to effectively manage...