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Johnson, David. "Business Process Outsourcing: An Exploratory Study." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2005. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/283.
Full textMyrberg, Linda. "FM Sourcing : En fallstudie över outsourcingarbetet inom Essentials Facilities Management." Thesis, University of Gävle, University of Gävle, Department of Business Administration and Economics, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-6309.
Full textSyftet med uppsatsen är att analysera och utvärdera Essentials Facilities Managements (FM) outsourcingarbete och utifrån detta komma med eventuella förbättringsförslag till kommande arbete med outsourcingfrågor.
The purposes of this paper is to analyze and evaluate Essentials Facilities Managements outsourcing work and from this make any suggestions for future work on outsourcing issues within the function.
Kollárovits, Pavel. "Založení BPO centra - analýza příležitostí ve vybraných zemích." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2006. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-161722.
Full textIlten, Paul. "Ansätze für profitables Wachstum von BPO-Dienstleistern." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-175529.
Full textIn this thesis it is studied how a theory-based assessment of business processes regarding their adequacy for outsourcing can be carried out and what starting points for profitable growth of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers in Germany can result from the application of such a methodology. For this purpose a three step approach is taken. As a first step a theory-based concept of an assessment model to determine the adequacy of outsourcing business processes is developed. As a second step possibilities for transferring the concept of this model to real life applications are examined. In a final third step it is shown how the assessment model developed here can be used as part of the marketing activities of BPO companies to contribute to their profitable growth
Ohnemus, Jörg. "Empirical analysis of information technology and business process outsourcing." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/16490.
Full textThis thesis consists of three essays that contribute to the empirical literature on information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing. The first essay analyses the impact of information technology outsourcing on labour productivity in outsourcing firms by using an endogenous switching regression model in a Cobb-Douglas production function framework. Estimation results show that employees who mainly work with a computer are more productive in firms conducting IT outsourcing. Therefore, computer usage and IT outsourcing can be interpreted as complementary factors that positively affect firms’ labour productivity. The second essay refers to the employment effects of IT outsourcing. Even though, in most cases outsourcing is widely associated with accompanied job losses in outsourcing firms, the medium and long term effects of outsourcing can absolutely still be positive. The analysis is conducted by using an instrumental variable approach to account for possible endogeneity between the employment growth rate and IT outsourcing. Estimation results provide empirical evidence that IT outsourcing has a positive effect on a firms’ medium-term employment growth rate. However, dividing the sample into manufacturing and service firms, a significant medium-term positive growth effect of IT outsourcing can only be observed for firms operating in the service sector. Finally, the last essay takes a close look at the impact of IT-related business process outsourcing on firm productivity. This analysis is based on panel data. In order to account for unobserved firm heterogeneity, measurement errors in the variables and simultaneity of inputs and output, different estimation techniques are applied to estimate a Cobb-Douglas production function model. The results clearly reveal a positive and significant impact of business process outsourcing on firm-level productivity.
Cabrejos, Álvarez Guillermo Arturo. "Diseño de una oficina de dirección de proyectos (PMO) para la línea de negocio de business process outsourcing (BPO) de una empresa de consultoría de proyectos." Master's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/626063.
Full textThe general objective of this thesis is to present a proposal for the design of a Project Management Office (PMO) for the Business Process Outsourcing Division (BPO) in a Consulting Company. The initial orientation of the PMO will be to support the different types of projects of the BPO and its clients. The aim is to solve the problem of an inefficient project management as a basis for the efficient and effective application of the Project Management Methodology that the company has. To do this, it uses the management tools, defines standards and metrics, and manages the knowledge of Project Management. Team development, planning support, project auditing and project recovery form part of this design proposal that also considers the relationships of customers, contractors and suppliers. The thesis presents six chapters. The first describes the company, analyzes the environment and performs diagnostic or internal organization. The second presents the theoretical framework of the main concepts. The third analyzes the current situation, mission, vision, values and goals. The fourth defines the type of PMO recommended based on their situation, needs and expectations. The fifth presents the justification and financial analysis of the BPO proposal of the BPO. The sixth presents the conclusions and recommendations. At the end of this thesis, a real proposal PMO design for the BPO Division will be obtained.
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Gupta, Bhumika. "How can human resources be retained in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in India ? : a comparison of motivation level between traditional and virtual project teams." Pau, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010PAUU2007.
Full textWithin the specific context of India, a comparison of motivation level between traditional and virtual project teams in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firms to retain employees is so far not a widely-observed phenomenon. Therefore, in order to investigate this comparison between the traditional and virtual project teams and its consequences, we have attempted to explore with the help of motivation level how human resource in BPO firms in India can be retained. An attempt has been made to compare the level of motivation between the Traditional (collocated) project team members and the Virtual project team members of the BPO firms in this environment. We have attempted to explain this phenomenon by way of three management variables, namely: Nature of Work, Rewards, and Communication, which may be considered as decisive. In order to achieve this, on the basis of a large literature review, a qualitative and quantitative study has been carried out through in-depth interviews with nine carefully selected BPO firms in India
Mickaitis, Audrius. "Išorinių išteklių nuomos galimybės Lietuvos smulkiajame versle." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2008~D_20140623_175920-81991.
Full textRelevance of the topic. Efficiency improvement of the small enterprises in Lithuania using outsourcing. Research object – outsourcing. Research objectives: 1. Based on the relevant scientific literature to present the assumptions for the origin of outsourcing and its concept. 2. To display the objectives and types of outsourcing. 3. To define the benefits and strategic solutions of application provided by outsourcing. 4. To define the benefits and limitations of outsourcing. 5. To identify the main problems of the small enterprises in Lithuania. 6. To assess the possibilities of the practicing of outsourcing in the small enterprises. 7. Having conducted empirical research on outsourcing and assessed possibilities of the outsourcing practicing, to give recommendations for the efficiency improvement of the small enterprises by using services of outsourcing. Following the analysis of the theoretical aspects of outsourcing it can be concluded as an efficient method by means of which, under transfer of the business processes to the third party, the enterprise can ensure its competitiveness, provide itself with resources, and optimize internal processes of the enterprise activity. The analysis of the problems encountered by the small enterprises in Lithuania resulted in the conclusion that the prime problems are related to the lack of resources. Development of the small enterprises is impeded by the lack of financial resources, low technical potential, insufficient qualification of... [to full text]
Eriksson, Johanna, and Sandra Hansson. "Stick to your knitting : Outsourcing av ekonomihanteringen hos några små aktiebolag i Västerås." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-6332.
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Nivå: Magisteruppsats i företagsekonomi, 15 hp
Seminariedatum: 2009-05-29
Titel: Stick to your knitting – Outsourcing av ekonomihanteringen hos några små aktiebolag i Västerås
Författare: Johanna Eriksson 1982
johanna.erik@gmail.com
Sandra Hansson 1982
shn04005@gmail.com
Handledare: Leif Carlsson
Syfte: Att ur ett företagarperspektiv beskriva varför ett antal utvalda företag i Västerås har valt att outsourca respektive sköta ekonomihanteringen internt, hur detta har gått till samt hur de som lägger ut ser på sin outsourcingsituation idag. Med hjälp av undersökningens resultat vill vi bidra med råd till företagare som överväger att lägga ut sin ekonomihantering.
Metod: En litteratursökning samt en förundersökning genomfördes för att skapa en referensram för uppsatsen. Förundersökningen gjordes bland en affärsrådgivare och två leverantörer av ekonomitjänster vilket genererade praktiska lokala exempel för att komplettera litteraturen. Huvudundersökningen utgjordes av semistrukturerade personliga intervjuer bland tolv aktiebolag i Västerås i olika storlekar. Av dessa hade sex valt att lägga ut ekonomihanteringen och övriga sex hade valt att behålla den internt.
Slutsats: De övervägande argumenten för outsourcing var tidsbesparingen och att de kan fokusera på kärnverksamheten, kostnadsbesparingen och att leverantören har högre kompetens avseende ekonomihantering medan argumenten mot outsourcing var förlust av kontroll och intern kunskap samt att leverantören saknar kunskap om uppdragsgivarens bransch. Outsourcingprocessen hos de undersökta företagen är relativt kort. Valet att outsourca eller sköta ekonomihanteringen internt har varken planerats, utvärderats eller analyserats. Leverantören har valts efter rekommendation från en bekant och implementeringen har endast krävt överlämning av dokument och ungefär en dags arbete. Samtliga är nöjda och i de fall där missnöje har uppstått har de valt att byta leverantör.
Nyckelord: outsourcing, ekonomihantering, redovisning, lägga ut, BPO
Pålsson, Joakim, and Bo Helmér. "Outsourcing eller Business Process Outsourcing : En jämförande studie." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-6597.
Full textDenna studie behandlar de två koncepten outsourcing och business process outsourcing samt möjligheter och risker med nämnda koncept. Genom studier av ämnena business process outsourcing samt traditionell outsourcing har författarna påträffat sådan information som indikerar och tydliggör sådant som i litteraturen uppfattas som centralt då det kommer till möjligheter och risker då med de båda koncepten.
Syftet med studien är att beskriva dessa koncept och jämföra dess risker och möjligheter. Någon förförståelse av det studerade området har inte författarna. Med anledning av att leverantörerna av ovanstående tjänster inte haft möjlighet att delge författarna vilka deras kunder är har studien begränsats till skriven litteratur samt leverantörernas uppfattning om risker och möjligheter med dessa tjänster. Studien är utformad dels med en deduktiv metod vilket inneburit litteraturstudier, samt med en kvalitativ metod som inneburit tre djupintervjuer.
Genom att studera outsourcing- och BPO-branschen har författarna kommit fram till tre respondenter vilka anses representativa och väl anpassade för studien, då dessa levererar båda ovan nämnda former av tjänster. Arbetets teoridel är strukturerad på ett tydligt sätt som belyser risker och möjligheter med de båda koncepten, samt en kortare förklaring av faktorer som påverkar valet om att köpa in dessa tjänster eller ej. I empirin ställs frågor baserade på vad teorin menar är risker och möjligheter med de båda koncepten. Här redovisas också de svar författarna erhållit från respondenterna.
Då det gäller att jämföra de båda koncepten är slutsatsen att det kan göras på två olika sätt. Delvis genom att jämföra riskerna och möjligheterna och dels genom att jämföra strukturen på de olika koncepten. Studiens slutsats är att riskerna och möjligheterna med de båda koncepten liknar varandra och flertalet av de identifierade är helt identiska.
Starfield, Marc. "Human resource business process outsourcing." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23687.
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Jepsen, Lars Jørgen. "Et studie omkring Business Process Outsourcing i Europa = A study of Business Process Outsourcing in Europe /." Aarhus : Institut for Økonomi, Aarhus Universitet, 2008. http://mit.econ.au.dk/Library/Specialer/2008/19990458.pdf.
Full textSouibki, Karim. "Business process outsourcing eine Möglichkeit der Effizienz." Saarbrücken VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2006. http://d-nb.info/988777479/04.
Full textAegerter, Charles. "Wissenstransfer beim Outsourcing eine empirische Untersuchung von IT- und Business-Process-Outsourcing-Projekten." Saarbrücken VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2007. http://d-nb.info/98894880X/04.
Full textLabat, Edwina. "Strategies for Small Business Leaders to Enter the Business Process Outsourcing Market." Thesis, Walden University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10974842.
Full textMany small businesses in the United States declare bankruptcy within the first 5 years of starting operations. Small business leaders may avoid bankruptcy if they would take advantage of the financial benefits associated with entering the business process outsourcing (BPO) market as service providers. BPO service providers in the United States have experienced significant revenue increases since entering this growing market. This multicase study was an exploration of the strategies small business leaders use to enter the BPO market as service providers to increase revenue and reduce the likelihood of bankruptcy in the metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, area. The multicase population consisted of 4 small business leaders from 3 companies who successfully entered the BPO market as service providers and increased revenue. The conceptual framework for this study was the resource-based view theory. The data collection process included semistructured interviews, interview notes, and company records. Data were compiled and organized, disassembled into fragments, reassembled into sequence of groups, and interpreted for meaning. Methodological triangulation and member checking validated the trustworthiness of those interpretations. Three themes emerged from the data collected: using professional resources and personal skills to enter the BPO market; entering into trade contracts with BPO clients; and establishing and building on relationships with BPO clients. The implications for positive social change include the potential to increase the success rate of small businesses, improve and revitalize the economic and social conditions of the local community by providing jobs.
Labat, Edwina A. "Strategies for Small Business Leaders to Enter the Business Process Outsourcing Market." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5891.
Full textMarshall, Donna. "The outsourcing process : from decision to relationship management." Thesis, University of Bath, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.341546.
Full textMitt, Nele, and Helena Andersson. "Outsourcing av en kunskapsintensiv process : en studie av kunskapsflöden." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-6225.
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Denna uppsats behandlar hanteringen av en kunskapsintensiv process som har outsourcats. Studien är baserad på en fallstudie av General Motors (GM) Nordics outsourcing av sin kundtjänst till företaget EDS. Frågan som ställs är vad som händer med kunskapen inom processen och hur båda parter uppfattar denna kunskapshantering.
Ambitionen med uppsatsen har varit att kartlägga kunskapsflödet från kunden till de ansvariga personerna på GM Nordic. Den kundbaserade kunskapen måste passera många led inom processen innan den når det slutliga målet. Genom analys har en del svagheter i processen framkommit. Det saknas rutiner för att kontrollera kundsupportdatabasen
regelbundet samt att registrera all kunskap i databasen. För att GM ska kunna motta mer kundbaserad kunskap och därigenom öka sina konkurrensfördelar behöver man förbättra en del rutiner. Dessa rutiner gäller kunskapshantering i leden mellan konsulterna och GM Nordic. En åtgärd för att uppnå en snabb förbättring vore att uppmuntra till
dokumentation av den ”mjuka datan” från kund, samt öka förståelsen för betydelsen av den implicita kunskapen. Det finns dock även flera positiva aspekter som t ex att konsulternas ”närhet” till andra länders konsulter har visat sig vara en möjlighet att sprida kunskap. En annan viktig aspekt som uppsatsen tar upp är GM:s förpliktelser till EDS för att de ska kunna leverera den förväntade outputen. Genom studier av teori, såsom definitioner om outsourcing och om Knowledge Management har vi fått en överblick över det teoretiska ramverket som behandlar ämnet.
Eftersom kunskapshantering ofta är ett missförstått område, finns det därför en utförlig teoretisk förklaring av detta i teoridelen av uppsatsen. Underlag för empirin har vi insamlat genom att intervjua berörda parter på båda företagen.
Alaeddin, Faten, Frida Lindblad, and Johanna Samuelsson. "Business Process Outsourcing : Vilka faktorer är avgörande vid ett beslut?" Thesis, University of Kalmar, Baltic Business School, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-1902.
Full textOutsourcing, förflyttning av funktioner till extern part som tidigare funnits i företaget, är ett fenomen som under de två senaste årtiondena har vuxit starkt i världen. Outsourcing har möjliggjort för företag att fokusera på sin kärnverksamhet och därmed erhålla konkurrensfördelar. Business Process Outsourcing är en kategori inom detta område, som innebär att företaget outsourcar hela eller delar av sin ekonomifunktion. Användandet av Business Process Outsourcing har ökat bland de svenska företagen under de senaste åren. Det finns mångtydiga förklaringar till denna framväxt, där en förklaring är att det är en trend. En annan förklarig är att lågkonjunkturen tvingar företag att hitta nya sätt att kostnadsbespara. Det har dock visats att alla initiativ till outsourcing inte blir lyckade, utan att en del företag upplever att de inte uppnått de förväntade fördelarna med outsourcingen. Vi bedömer att det finns ett behov av att kartlägga de för- och nackdelar som finns med Business Process Outsourcing för att hjälpa företag i deras beslutsprocess vid övervägande om att använda Business Process Outsourcing.
Syftet med denna uppsats är att ur fyra olika perspektiv; företag som erbjuder Business Process Outsourcing, företag som använder Business Process Outsourcing, företag som beslutat att inte använda Business Process Outsourcing och företag som använder intern outsourcing, studera och analysera de överväganden som är aktuella i samband med Business Process Outsourcing. Syftet är även att ge vägledning och rekommendationer att beakta vid beslut om Business Process Outsourcing samt skapa en bättre förståelse för ämnet.
Vi har valt att avgränsa vår uppsats till stora svenska företag. Vi har även valt att definiera Business Process Outsourcing som outsourcing av de funktioner som återfinns hos ett företags ekonomiavdelning, som exempelvis lönehantering, fakturering, reskontrabevakning, bokföring men även bokslut, deklaration samt hantering av skatter.
Källman, Jennie. "Business Process Outsourcing : En studie av företag i Jämtlands län." Thesis, Mid Sweden University, Department of Social Sciences, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-11724.
Full textPrevious research has, by studying large listed firms, identified cost reductions and knowledge transference as the primary reasons for outsourcing. Previous research has also indicated that Business Process Outsourcing is likely to increase in popularity and experience high annual growth going forward. This study aims to explore why mid-sized and large firms decide to in Jämtlands län, fully or partly, outsource their finance/accounting activities. Theories regarding transaction cost economics and resource based view composes the foundation of this study and the information used has been gathered through the use of semi-structured interviews. The results shows, like the chosen theories and previous research indicates, that the outsourcing decision is primary based on expected cost reductions. The underlying causes for a business process outsourcing decision among mid-sized to large companies in Jämtlands län, does not differ from large listed firms. However, it is difficult to distinguish a clear trend in Business Process Outsourcing among firms in Jämtland län, as only seven out of twenty-eight firms investigated have outsourced their finance/accounting activities.
Handley, Sean M. "The Evaluation, Analysis, and Management of the Business Outsourcing Process." The Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1217602296.
Full textMasinovic, Dinka. "Recruitment process outsourcing and organisational culture, connecting the dots." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Sektionen för Hälsa och Samhälle, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-7331.
Full textKallin, Erica, and Camilla Ågren. "Kan själv, eller? : En studie om företags outsourcing av dess ekonomiavdelning." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1147.
Full textI den hårdnande konkurrensen på dagens marknad beslutar stor del av dagens företag att koncentrera sig på sin kärnverksamhet. För att kunna göra detta gör företagen ett övervägande om att producera själv eller att leja någon annan att utföra samma aktivitet. Bland många företag är anledningen till outsourcing en önskan om att uppnå minskade kostnader och en produktivitetsökning. Fördelarna kan även ses ur ett strategiskt perspektiv, då ny kunskap förs in i företaget, vilket kan underlätta genomförandet av förändringar. Genom att lägga ut redovisningsfunktionen kan företaget koncentrera sig på sin kärnverksamhet. Detta är bakgrunden till den problemformulering som utgåtts ifrån: I vilken utsträckning tillämpas outsourcing av redovisningsfunktionen bland företagen i Örnsköldsviks kommun?
Syftet med vår uppsats är att undersöka om det finns ett samband mellan hur många anställdaett företag har och hur vanligt förekommande outsourcing av redovisningsfunktionen är.
Denna uppsats är utförd med ett positivistiskt synsätt och deduktivt angreppssätt. Detta har resulterat i en enkätundersökning där ett antal företag har undersökts. För att utföra denna undersökning har teorier som behandlar outsourcing legat till grund, vilka innefattar; kärnkompetens, strategier, inköpsroller och Business Process Outsourcing, BPO. Utifrån den insamlade empirin har en analys utförts, vilken har lett till en slutsats på det uppställda problemet. Denna slutsats resulterade i att det inte är så vanligt förekommande med outsourcing av redovisningsfunktionen och att företag med mindre än tolv anställda väljer att outsourca sin redovisningsfunktion.
Riaz, Bilal. "Logistics Outsourcing Process in Pakson International : Master Thesis in Business Economics." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-14048.
Full textWüllenweber, Kim. "Evaluating and managing business process outsourcing ventures in the German banking industry /." Norderstedt : Books on Demand, 2007. http://d-nb.info/987254480/04.
Full textDuan, Chaojie. "Valuation effects of business process outsourcing making the case for selective governance /." Connect to this title online, 2007. http://etd.lib.clemson.edu/documents/1181668957/.
Full textMcKittrick, Alan. "Inter-organisational management control in the context of transactional business process outsourcing arrangements." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.604653.
Full textFritzell, Gerda, and Anna Zanton. "Outsourcing av ekonomifunktionen utomlands : en fallstudie på företaget Dell." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Business Administration and Economics, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-4746.
Full textSyftet med denna uppsats är att skapa förståelse för, varför företag väljer att outsourca sin ekonomifunktion utomlands, samt identifiera eventuella oförutsedda kostnader. För att illustrera detta genomförs en fallstudie på företaget Dell. Våra data har vi inhämtat genom en kvalitativ undersökning i form av en fallstudie på företaget Dell. Vi har valt att genomföra en längre intervju med två nyckelpersoner på det svenska kontoret i Solna. I teoriavsnittet presenteras litteratur och artiklar om vad outsourcing är och innebär samt forskningsartiklar gjorda om varför företag outsourcar sin ekonomifunktion och vad de önskar uppnå. Vidare presenteras även artiklar om den skepticism som stundtals finns kring outsourcing och dess fördelar. Vår undersökning baseras på den intervju vi har gjort med Dells nordiska redovisnings chef samt den person som är Nordic Credit Manager och därmed har nära kontakt med outsourcingparten i Riga. Vi kommer genom vår studie fram till att företag främst outsourcar ekonomifunktionen i syfte att nå kostnadsbesparingar via ökad effektivitet och standardisering av processer samt lägre personalkostnader, men att även strävan efter expertis gör outsourcing till något eftersträvansvärt. Vi finner att outsourcing av ekonomifunktionen innebär kostnader i form av risken för att företaget väljer fel utomstående part, högre personalomsättning, kulturella och språkliga barriärer, minskad flexibilitet och initiativtagande. Vissa av kostnaderna är specifikt kopplade till outsourcing utomlands. Sammantaget kommer dessa kostnader att minska det förväntade positiva utfallet av outsourcingen av ekonomifunktionen i olika påtaglig omfattning.
Åhlander, Gustav, and Andersson William. "En bild säger mer än tusen ord : En fallstudie om hur verksamhetsmodellering kan användas som stöd vid kravarbete i en outsourcad miljö." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-54563.
Full textKinnula, M. (Marianne). "The formation and management of a software outsourcing partnership:a case study." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2006. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514279832.
Full textÖdling, Camilla, and Jennifer Täfvander. "Insourcing after outsourcing, A study of the opportunities and challenges in the insourcing process." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-137347.
Full textHolmberg, Niklas. "Ideella idrottsföreningar och outsourcing av ekonomifunktionen : En beskrivning om en tänkbar lösning." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-27364.
Full textBjernerud, Jessica. "Varför Outsourca Ekonomifunktionen? : Eventuella konsekvenser på företags ekonomistyrning." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20219.
Full textGunasekare, Thamara [Verfasser]. "Charismatic Leadership in Virtual Teams. The Business Process Outsourcing Sector in Sri Lanka / Thamara Gunasekare." München : GRIN Verlag, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1226934447/34.
Full textMolin, Jonas. "Business Streamlining : Toward a Substantive Theory of the Streamlining of Outsourced Business Processes." Licentiate thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Institutionen för Marknadsföring och strategi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hhs:diva-2300.
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Dong, Ming. "Capability Development of Chinese Service Firms : The Case of IT and Business Process Outsourcing Service Providers." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.523433.
Full textLindskog, Magnus. "Changing to third party logistics." Licentiate thesis, Linköping University, Linköping University, Logistics, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-5125.
Full textThird party logistics (TPL), the procurement of an integrated set of logistics services in a long-term relationship between a shipper (goods owner) and a service provider, is today a viable option for how companies carry out their logistics activities. Very little has been written on implementation or change issues in a TPL setting; these issues are identified as important, but not elaborated. There is however reason to believe that implementation of TPL arrangements, or rather establishment thereof, involves a complex change process involving substantial change for a wide range of actors in both the shipper’s and the provider’s organisation.
When comparing literature that deals with the TPL establishment process with a stream of research that is concerned with logistics change, it comes to light that there is a discrepancy between the theoretical and methodological foundations of the former works, and what is written in these pieces regarding the process. It is concluded that recommendations for how to manage the establishment process are given without being founded in a theory of process, or research designs capable of studying process. The theoretical underpinnings of TPL literature are founded in a view of change as a matter of conducting rational analysis and conceiving the strategically wisest decisions for the logistics system as a whole. Implementation is viewed as an unproblematic exercise of issuing directives to affected actors, asserting that all actors are rational, therefore rationally conceived decisions will be accepted and implemented accordingly.
Therefore the overarching purpose of this research is:
To explore the change process of third party logistics establishment
To fulfil this purpose the two streams of research mentioned above are combined. A meta-model of process consisting of the three interrelated dimensions content, context, and process forms the starting point for the study of process, but this is not sufficient for a study of change; a theory of change which is capable of capturing the mechanisms of the change process as it unfolds is also needed. Therefore the theory of change of the second stream of research mentioned above is adopted.
The theory of change encompasses three models of change, which are archetypical representations of the mechanisms underlying change processes according to different assumptions of what change is and how change comes about. These models are denoted the linear, the processual, and the circular. One important aspect of this theory of change is that the approach to change should be aligned with the extent oflearning requirements on the actors who are affected by or involved in the change. An actors perspective is therefore called for, and adopted in this thesis.
This thesis is the first step of a wider research effort concerned with studying the process of establishing TPL. Therefore, of the three dimensions of change, the contentdimension is excluded from study in this thesis. Governed by the meta-model of process, two research objectives are formulated:
To explore the context within which the TPL establishment process unfolds and describe the contextual dependence of this process
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To describe the change process of TPL establishment in terms of the linear, processual, and circular models of change
The empirical investigation applied is a single-case retrospective study, in which the case is the establishment process between a Swedish company and an international TPL service provider. A total of fifteen actors have been interviewed; ten on the shipper side of the dyad, five on the provider side. Although the TPL establishment process is an interorganisational process, this thesis focuses on the intraorganisational process of the shipper, why the empirical material from the other side of the dyad is not used in this thesis, The interorganisational aspect, as well as the intraorganisational side within the provider’s organisation are nevertheless important, and will be included in future research.
The interviews were carried out in an unstructured manner, in which the interviewees were asked to retell the story from their own perspectives. Actors from varying positions, who were involved in the process, are included in the study; in the total sample all groups who were most affected or involved are represented. The interviews rendered ten stories of the studied process.
These stories were then analysed by means of a pattern-matching logic, in order to seek out the important contextual dependencies of the process, and to explore the mechanisms of the change process, as it evolved in context.
After having conducted this first step of the ongoing research effort, four main conclusions can be drawn:
- The TPL establishment process is context dependent.
- Not only rational mechanisms are at play in the process.
- It is important to acknowledge actors, not only systems.
- It is important to acknowledge the process, not only the decision.
ISRN/Report code: LiU-TEK-LIC-2003:27
Ohnemus, Jörg [Verfasser], Alexandra [Akademischer Betreuer] Spitz-Oener, and Ulrich [Akademischer Betreuer] Kaiser. "Empirical analysis of information technology and business process outsourcing / Jörg Ohnemus. Gutachter: Alexandra Spitz-Oener ; Ulrich Kaiser." Berlin : Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1021482161/34.
Full textMabaka, Perez Danny. "Employee perceptions on service quality at a selected outsourcing company in Cape Town." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/3014.
Full textOver the last decade, business process outsourcing (BPO) has become increasingly important in the South African context. For economic and strategic reasons, organisations have embraced an outsourcing strategy as one of their core activities in order to be competitive in the business arena. On this matter, the standard of services delivered by BPOs is crucial to achieve customer satisfaction. However, the lack of effective quality management practices, which impact on service delivery negatively, ultimately paves the way for customer dissatisfaction with service quality in BPOs. This issue needs to be considered carefully by BPOs. Thus, this study has investigated employee perceptions in relation to the key measurements for service quality, namely reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy and tangibles through the SERVQUAL model to measure the quality of service delivery at a BPO in Cape Town, South Africa. A quantitative research method was applied and data were collected through a semi-structured survey questionnaire from the group of employees (n=188) at the selected BPO in Cape Town. The statistical software program SPSS Version 25 and Microsoft Excel were used for data analysis. Descriptive statistical results were generated as well as the validity and reliability of the dataset determined. The research findings revealed that the key factors to which particular attention needs to be given are reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy. It is revealed that it is imperative for the BPO to intensify continual training and skills development for their employees. Given the findings of these key factors as focus areas for good practice, this study has drawn special attention to the selected BPO and other BPOs in the South African context to advance their service quality to maintain their services up to standard and to remain competitive. The research could benefit BPOs in South Africa and Africa in general as more and more companies are outsourcing their services on the continent.
Kristoffersson, Michelle, and Christina Pettersson. "Outsourcing inom läkemedelsbranschen : Det faktiska utfallet." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för handel och företagande, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-13912.
Full textBackground: Outsourcing is not a new phenomenon. Transaction cost theory was formed in 1937, which described that companies should transfer activities externally when this benefited companies financially. Since then, theories of outsourcing have changed and today, it has been switched to outsourcing of core competencies and a discussion of both opportunities and risks. In recent years the pharmaceutical industry has started to outsource their research and product development, which is considered a core process. Due to this there is a debate whether or not the industry has a core process. Purpose: The purposes of this thesis are to understand how and why the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is outsourcing, how the outsourced processes relate to their core processes and how outsourcing affects the companies, both monetary and non-monetary. Method: The empirical evidence was gathered with both quantitative and qualitative methods. Firstly, a survey was conducted to get a general picture of how the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry outsources which was then followed by three interviews to gain an in-depth knowledge of why companies have made specified decisions regarding outsourcing. The companies were selected according to a number of specific criteria. Conclusion: The thesis has highlighted that manufacturing is the most common process of outsourcing, but also that research and product development is outsourced to some extent. This was due to the fact that companies experienced resource and knowledge shortage in the outsourced processes. The study also found that the relation between the reason and the outcome of outsourcing was weak. However, the increased profitability ended last in both categories. It was also found that it is difficult to define a core process within the industry due to the diversification that today characterizes the industry. On the other hand, product development appear to be the most common core process within companies, where it also shows that companies tend not to outsource their core process.
Wirgin, Veronika. "Påverkansfaktorer hos outsourcingleverantören som skapar värde för kunden : En fallstudie ur ett kund–outsourcingleverantörsperspektiv." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Handelshögskolan, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-56672.
Full textReichert, Christian. "Business process offshoring in the Indo-German context /." [St. Gallen] : [s.n.], 2005. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/503136565.pdf.
Full textBergkvist, Linda. "A Conceptual Framework for Studying the Successful Outcome of the IS Outsourcing Process from a Relationship Perspective." Licentiate thesis, Karlstad : Faculty of Economic Sciences, Communication and IT, Information Systems, Karlstads universitet, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-1794.
Full textMuzanenhamo, George Nyika. "The relationship between change implementation, organisational citizenship behaviour and job satisfaction in the business process outsourcing industry in the Western Cape, South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2444.
Full textChange management is inevitable in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry in South Africa, where organisations have to be constantly vigilant when tackling the interwoven relationship between change implementation, organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and job satisfaction. The objective of this Master’s thesis study was to examine the nature of change implementation in the BPO industry, to determine the effects of change implementation on OCB and job satisfaction and to examine the relationship between change implementation, OCB and job satisfaction.
Haas, Otto. "Začlenění ČR do globální outsourcingové sítě z pohledu společnosti Accenture." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2007. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-2411.
Full textAbo, Sabih Sara, and Emil Sutarzewicz. "Utveckling och förbättring av inköpsprocessen för transporter : En fallstudie på Wexiödisk AB i Växjö." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-96617.
Full textTitle: Development and improvement of the purchasing process for transports. A case study at Wexiödisk Ab in Växjö. Background: An increasing number of companies choose not to perform transportation on their own and instead collaborate with third-party logistics companies. The purchasing process for transports is the process that ensures that the transport services for thecustomers are purchased. Wexiödisk experiences some problems regarding the purchasing process for transports in the form of lack of knowledge about the process’s activities, problems with standardization and feels that it is done in an old-fashioned way. This leads to waste, problems with delegation and inefficiency. An increased degree of outsourcing often leads to increased cost savings, but it is difficult to capture how costs change from managing the process internally to being managed by a third party. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify non-value creating activities that currently occurs in the purchasing process for transports by mapping the process, with the intention of developing and proposing improvement work. The purpose is also to identify and investigate how costs change and what factors may affect them in a potential outsourcing of the purchasing process for transports in SME, and to develop a cost model for identifying these costs. Method: This study is a one-case study using qualitative methods. Relevant data for the study were collected using un- and semi-structured interviews and as well as on-site observations. First, the process maps were created for the process for each market with theaim to create knowledge about the process’s activities and identifying non-value-creating activities. Subsequently, improvement proposals were identified to reduce waste. At the end, possible outsourcing of the process is analyzed and cost changes that can occur. Conclusions: The purchasing process for transport at Wexiödisk is characterized by anumber of manual work steps and short comings in the information flow that leads to waste, especially in the form of overworking. There are more non-value-creating activities regarding the process for the foreign market than the Swedish one. Improvement proposals that have been identified and can reduce waste are in form of digitalization and development of existing business systems and increased integration. Even increased standardization. Even increased standardization of the process can have positive effects on the process and a tool to achieve it is 5S. Several costs were identified by managing the process internally, especially indirect costs. The highest cost is personnel costs for the transport manager. Costs that may be incurred in outsourcing of the process were categorized into five categories, namely contract-related costs, transaction costs, entertainment and service costs, risk costs and hidden costs. These costs depend on various factors and the size may be greater or lower depending on different conditions.
Guan, Xueying, and Shenning Wang. "A case study of selecting suppliers in China." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-10920.
Full textBased on current competitive market, supply chain becomes to be more and more important to overall corporate strategy. Finding good suppliers makes much more senses for the companies nowadays as purchasing is one of the basis parts on the upstream of the supply chain.
China has been very successful on turning itself into a production powerhouse in just two decades, so how to find and select the convenient suppliers in China is a very important and modern topic.
The thesis has been starting with the introduction part, where the importance of outsourcing, Chinese current manufacturing capabilities and some other factors will be introduced. Besides, the purpose of this thesis is to study and analysis the criteria and processes are used by PCH International on the selection of suppliers in China. The authors try to understand how foreign companies find the right Chinese suppliers based on a case studying, which is PCH International, an Irish company.
Within the theoretical framework part, the authors discussed the supplier selection criteria firstly, which are very important and necessary to evaluate suppliers’ performances. Then the thesis was provided with an insight into some common theoretical methods, which followed by the supplier selection processes. Total Cost of Ownership, Data Envelopment Analysis and Mathematical Programming are presented in basic term. The part in the theoretical review was informed about the structure of the supplier selection process, starting with the preparation step, followed by prequalification and evaluation steps and resulting in the final selection of the suppliers.
In the methodology part, the approach for the research will be presented, it will be divided into four parts, which are choice of topic, choice of method, data collection, research’s validity and reliability.
The empirical finding part consists of practical information which was provided by the case company mentioned above through questionnaires and interviews. The values of the evaluation criteria are depend on the respective goals.
For data analysis, the theoretical evaluation models, on the other hand, are not used by this case. The company uses their own methods which are presented in the empirical part as well as in the analytical part of this thesis, the reasons will be describe carefully in this chapter.
Finally, this thesis ends with a conclusion, which with the answer of the research question.
Přikryl, Jiří. "Analýza daňových systémů vybraných rozvojových zemí." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-192650.
Full textNerur, Radhakrishnan Ganapathy Subramaniam. "Effects of IT Infrastructure services on business process implementation-Focus on small and medium enterprises in emerging markets." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20450.
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Yee, Hon Weng (Jonathan). "Assessing the potential of inter-organisational shared services." Queensland University of Technology, 2009. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/26040/.
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