... and places the articles in context. Findings Collaboration and outsourcing are crucial to creating a competitive edge in the business world. Outsourcing comes with capabilities, challenges, and opportunities, so it is vital to find where firms can strengthen themselves. Originality/value The briefing...

... operating under a narrow agreement that does not cover the range of duties that they perform. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Outsourcing Industrial relations Collective bargaining Facility management The shift from mass...

..., or the organization itself. An ability to adapt to shifting circumstances is vital if any lasting competitive edge is to be secured. Outsourcing is perceived as a viable option for many companies. Client firms can benefit hugely from accessing the skills, capabilities and experiences of the vendor providing services...

... Publishing Limited 2015 Diversification Corporate strategy Outsourcing Business models As a metaphor for optimism, “Every cloud has a silver lining” is up there with the best of them, and this consoling message fitted in well with a company whose tractor manufacturing profits decreased...

... ahead. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 United Kingdom Management strategy Media management UK media industry Media strategy Media outlook Management tools Management satisfaction. Strategic alliances Benchmarking Social media programmes Outsourcing Strategic planning...

...‐effective development solutions ”, Finance and Development , Vol. 49 No. 4 , pp. 14 ‐ 17 , ISSN: 0145‐1707. Gino , F. and Staats , B.R. (2012), “ The microwork solution: a new approach to outsourcing can support economic development, and add to the bottom line ”, Harvard Business...

...P.D. Orberg Jensen © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Business strategy International business network theory Offshoring Outsourcing Resource-based theory Services Article Type: Abstracts From: Strategic Direction, Volume 28, Issue 8 Ørberg Jensen P.D...

..., most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to digest format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Supply chain management Outsourcing Information sharing Frequent change is an endemic feature within today's increasingly complex world. Technology...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 --> Offshoring Outsourcing R&D Relocation Strategy Article type: Abstracts From: Strategic Direction, Volume 28, Issue 5 Rilla N. and , Squicciarini M .  International Journal of Management Reviews, December...

... to coaching, and it is this mental agility that is defining the new generation of successful multinationals in the most challenging conditions for decades. Utilizing complex strategies and analyzing the most efficient, real‐world scenarios around a business will help trick outsourcing and marketing decisions...

... of their enterprises and pursuing advanced operating models designed to align all their companies’ services to the business strategy by developing such models that reflect the next level of maturity in global business services. Stresses that a key vulnerability of such an approach, which generally involves outsourcing...

... down, many chief executives are making decisions that involve outsourcing the work of entire departments, taking advantage of a more specialized and most likely a cheaper workforce overseas. Unsurprisingly, such decisions invite multiple problems. Practical implications Advice on dealing...

...J.V. Gray © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Competitive priorities Firm boundary decisions Manufacturing strategy Outsourcing Article Type: Abstracts From: Strategic Direction, Volume 26, Issue 5 Gray J.V., Roth A.V. and Tomlin B. Decision Sciences...

...K. Rogers © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Distribution management Outsourcing Recession Article Type: Abstracts From: Strategic Direction, Volume 26, Issue 6 Rogers K. Logistics & Transport Focus (UK), September 2009, Vol. 11 No. 9, Start...

... Innovation Product development Outsourcing Industrial espionage creates big business news stories and is highly popular subject for television and film drama. More often than not it centers on the subject of innovative concepts such as stolen ideas, products and formulas. This is a great...

... Forte D.  Quality World, March 2008, Vol. 34 No. 3, Start page: 28, No of pages: 4 Purpose – To consider customer service system outsourcing. Design/methodology/approach – Observes UK service excellence is improving(UKCSI increased), but states limited internal resources...

... they themselves are having some degree of outsourcing. So, providing we can get them comfortable that the outsourcing firm is absolutely integrated into our procedures and processes they do not have a problem. So for us, it is an extension of everything that we have to do from our documentation to the quality...

...R. Taplin Article Type:   From: Strategic Direction, Volume 24, Issue 7. Taplin R. , Fry G.  Banking Technology, December 2007/Jan 2008, Start page: 18, No. of pages: 3 Purpose To consider the broader costs and benefits of outsourcing. Design/approach/methodology...

... are provided on a range of topics including: business strategies, outsourcing operations and software development. Practical implications Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Financial services Human resource management Organizational structure Outsourcing Strategic decisions regarding the vertical integration of human resource organizations: evidence for an integrated HR Model for the financial...