...Ruyan Zhang; Yongcheng Fu; Yongqiang Chen; Bo Du; Danfeng Ma Purpose This study aims to integrate perspectives of transaction costs and capabilities to investigate how the configurational fit between outsourcing strategies, asset specificity of projects and the capabilities of general contractors...

...Danfeng Ma; Yongqiang Chen; Yongcheng Fu; Chao Meng Purpose This study aims to first identify influencing factors of outsourcing decisions in construction projects systematically and further to unravel the interactions of these influencing factors from a holistic perspective. Design/methodology...

... tools in the analysis of human action: Computer software Outsourcing Software development Learning Knowledge sharing Objects Along these lines, organizations have often been conceptualized as interacting communities where tools and artifacts mediate key elements of collective action...

... that it directly impacts. Research limitations/implications When undertaking business projects or programs of projects, there are many cases where business processes may be outsourced or sub‐contracted. While out‐sourcing does, and will in the future, play a large role in cost reduction and giving the buying...