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  2. Outsourcing - Wikipedia

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    The term outsourcing, which came from the phrase outside resourcing, originated no later than 1981 at a time when industrial jobs in the United States were being moved overseas, contributing to the economic and cultural collapse of small, industrial towns. [4] [5] [6] In some contexts, the term smartsourcing is also used. [7]

  3. Global supply chain governance - Wikipedia

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    A guideline for ‘good governance’ has been developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This outline was created in reference to democratic governance and the governance of human development. However, the principals are applicable to the global supply chain as well. The five main principal that are identified as critical ...

  4. Public sector - Wikipedia

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    Partial outsourcing (of the scale many businesses do, e.g. for IT services) is considered a public sector model. A borderline form is as follows: Complete outsourcing or contracting out, with a privately owned corporation delivering the entire service on behalf of the government. This may be considered a mixture of private sector operations ...

  5. Outsourcing relationship management - Wikipedia

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    In the book, "Multisourcing," Gartner analysts point out that successful outsourcing is built on "a network of relationships, not transactions," and outsourcing governance is the most important factor in determining the success of an outsourcing engagement. [10]

  6. Privatization - Wikipedia

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    Some examples include revenue collection, law enforcement, water supply, and prison management. [ 1 ] Another definition is that privatization is the sale of a state-owned enterprise or municipally owned corporation to private investors; in this case shares may be traded in the public market for the first time, or for the first time since an ...

  7. Vested outsourcing - Wikipedia

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    Vested outsourcing is a hybrid business model in which contracting parties create a formal relational contract using shared values and goals and outcome-based economics to create an agreement that is mutually beneficial for each party. [1] The model was developed out of research by the University of Tennessee led by Kate Vitasek.

  8. Theory of the firm - Wikipedia

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    The theory of the firm consists of a number of economic theories that explain and predict the nature of the firm, company, or corporation, including its existence, behaviour, structure, and relationship to the market. [1] Firms are key drivers in economics, providing goods and services in return for monetary payments and rewards.

  9. Offshoring - Wikipedia

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    For example, as of 2020 Portugal is considered to be the most trending outsourcing destination [11] as big companies like Mercedes, Google, [12] Jaguar, Sky News, Natixis and BNP Paribas opening development centers in Lisbon and Porto, where labor costs are lower, talent comes from excellent Universities, there's availability of skills and the ...