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      International Outsourcing: Empirical Evidence from the Netherlands

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      Author
      Tuluǧ Ok, S.
      Date
      2011
      Source Title
      Journal of Business Economics and Management
      Print ISSN
      16111699
      Volume
      12
      Issue
      1
      Pages
      131 - 143
      Language
      English; Lithuanian
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      This study examines the results of a fi eld survey on international outsourcing conducted in 2009 in the Netherlands. The research sample is composed of 156 Dutch enterprises from various industries. Empirical evidence shows that reduction of labor costs, improved competitiveness, strategic decisions taken by the group head and reduction in other costs are the main motivations for Dutch fi rms to engage in international outsourcing. Tax and regulatory advantages seem to play a lesser role. The motivations can be grouped into three distinct factors: access to cheaper resources and increasing competition, access to scarce and distinctive resources and reduction of other production costs. The most important impediments turn out to be problems with distance to producers, the need for proximity to existing clients, concerns about the outsourcing operation exceeding expected benefi ts and linguistic/cultural barriers. Violation of patents/intellectual property rights and uncertainty of international standards are not viewed as important issues. The impediments are captured by three different dimensions as indicated by the data: legal and governmental obstacles, human concerns and logistical diffi culties. © 2011 Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) Press Technika.
      Keywords
      Domestic outsourcing
      Empirical research
      External knowledge
      Incomplete contracts
      Innovation
      Internal knowledge
      International outsourcing
      Netherlands
      Production outsourcing
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/21886
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      10.3846/16111699.2011.555383
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