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Outsourcing Dilemma: The Search for Competitiveness, The
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Outsourcing Dilemma: The Search for Competitiveness, The

by J. Brian Heywood
September 2001
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
6h 5m
English
Pearson
Content preview from Outsourcing Dilemma: The Search for Competitiveness, The

Chapter 11. An Alternative Way of Approaching the Competitiveness Problem

Business satellites 127

How a local authority might develop a BS venture 130

SDC’s second joint venture 136

Further explanation of the business satellite examples 138

The most important conclusion from the last chapter is that to achieve competitiveness the client organization needs to involve an external specialist. However, to maximize the chances of success the client needs to take some equity in its chosen provider to ensure that it always receives first call on the skills available.

to maximize the chances of success the client needs to take some equity in its chosen provider to ensure that it always receives first call on the skills available

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