The Best Outsourcing Books 2025

1. Exporting America: Why Corporate Greed Is Shipping American Jobs Overseas [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. In 'Exporting America' Lou Dobbs presents an expose of the current trend in corporate America towards outsourcing thousands of quality jobs abroad to save costs."

Exporting America : Why Corporate Greed Is Shipping American Jobs Overseas, Used [Paperback]

2. The Handbook of Global Outsourcing and Offshoring 3rd Edition, Used [Hardcover]

Now in its third edition, this is the only outsourcing and offshoring book to offer a broad but coherent guide to the strategy, operations and management of ITO and BPO outsourcing and offshoring, from how to source new relationships to managing business processes in a national and global context.

The Handbook of Global Outsourcing and Offshoring 3rd Edition, Used [Hardcover]

3. The Outsourcing Handbook: How to Implement a Successful Outsourcing Process [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Outsourcing is now increasingly used as a competitive weapon in today's global economy. 'The Outsourcing Handbook' is a guide to the whole process. It looks at key factors in the success of a project as well as problem areas and potential pitfalls.

The Outsourcing Handbook : How to Implement a Successful Outsourcing Process, Used [Hardcover]

4. Developing Sourcing Capabilities: Creating Strategic Change in Purchasing and Supply Management, Used [Paperback]

Companies are becoming more and more aware of the competitive advantage that can be realised through effective sourcing. The trend towards more outsourcing and effective supply chain management shows the importance of advanced purchasing management. This book, by leading experts in the field, covers a wide range of purchasing topics by focusing on the change processes involved in creating competitive advantage.

Developing Sourcing Capabilities : Creating Strategic Change in Purchasing and Supply Management, Used [Paperback]

5. An Easy Out: Corporate America's Addiction to Outsourcing, Used [Hardcover]

Outsourcing is as controversial as ever in today's globalized world. But for all the noise about it in the media, whether reflecting the perspectives of labor, business, consultants, academics, employees, or protestors, there is far more emotion surrounding the benefits and drawbacks of the trend than there is common sense. Not only are these messages from different constituents polarizing, they are also confusing because they muddy the waters regarding corporate performance. Buffington clarifies the role of outsourcing in business today so that Americans can focus on something that really matters--real increases in productivity and competitiveness in a global economy. In most cases, he contends, neither outsourcing nor its close cousin, offshoring, are effective as a means to their intended end. Moreover, he points out, Americans focus a lot of negative energy on offshoring, not realizing that domestic outsourcing might be more harmful to our economy in the long run. Corporations lack awareness of this distinction, according to Buffington, and therefore they don't know which should be implemented in what circumstances. That ignorance is not only an obstacle for any company seeking to implement a successful outsourcing strategy, but it is also a dire threat to the long-term growth of the American economy. Buffington demonstrates that outsourcing often functions as an easy out for corporations that are reluctant to look instead at the root causes of their problems, whether low productivity, lack of innovation, or an unwillingness to invest in marketing, promotion, and sales. The reason that corporations aren't focusing on these core issues has a historical element as much as an evolutionary one within a global economy; the divisions today between workers and management are as sharp as they were back in the early 20th century, Buffington argues. But as much as we have to learn from the past about the impact of worker/management relations on worker productivity, we have even more to learn about all aspects of the productivity puzzle. Corporate productivity, or lack thereof, drives the success or failure of outsourcing or offshoring more than the act itself, according to Buffington. This book challenges business leaders to find their productivity and only then to make outsourcing decisions. This approach will work for corporations, consulting firms, outsourcers, and in the end, customers themselves. A more productive, worker-manager friendly business environment will lead to greater U.S. productivity, and therefore, more effective outsourcing/offshoring decisions.

An Easy Out : Corporate America's Addiction to Outsourcing, Used [Hardcover]

6. Offshore Outsourcing: Business Models, ROI and Best Practices [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Something radical is happening to corporate organizational structures, something subtle yet far-reaching in impact. It is the rapid emergence of offshore outsourcing as a corporate strategy. Cost reduction, productivity improvement, and cheaper labor - these are the promises of offshore outsourcing. This book reveals how GE, American Express, Dell, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, BellSouth, British Telecom, and numerous other companies are successfully using offshore outsourcing to reduce costs associated with IT, customer care, finance and accounting, human resources, and transaction processing. Offshore Outsourcing: Business Models, ROI, and Best Practices is a comprehensive guide to the real-world application of offshore outsourcing across all industries. Authors Marcia Robinson and Dr. Ravi Kalakota give you an in-depth analysis of offshore outsourcing. They discuss what is behind this trend, how it is paying off, and, most importantly, provide you with a step-by-step guide on how you can implement your own offshore strategy. Based on extensive research and interviews, this book offers insight into how managers of leading firms are implementing offshore outsourcing. You will find plenty of practical tips and tools to apply offshore outsourcing in a wide variety of business environments. Offshore Outsourcing is organized in three easy-to-read sections: Part One introduces the value proposition of offshore outsourcing, including fundamental concepts, the different business models, and the business process landscape. Part Two examines the specifics of the processes being offshored today, namely information technology, customer care, finance and accounting, human resources, and transaction processing. Part Three describes the major activities of the offshore strategy, vendor sourcing, and country selection. Robinson and Kalakota include multiple best-practice case studies to illustrate how firms are executing their offshore strategies. The authors map out key steps to help you make the right choices with your own offshore projects and reveal the benefits, costs, and risks of offshore outsourcing. Finally, it?s your choice. Offshore outsourcing can be a haphazard affair that creates anxiety among employees and fails to deliver bottom-line results. Or, with this book at your side, it can help you create a more focused, streamlined, and competitive organization.

Offshore Outsourcing: Business Models, ROI and Best Practices, Used [Hardcover]

7. Outsourcing Sovereignty : Why Privatization of Government Functions Threatens Democracy and What We Can Do about It, Used [Paperback]

Reliance on the private military industry and the privatization of public functions has left our government less able to govern effectively. When decisions that should have been taken by government officials are delegated (wholly or in part) to private contractors without appropriate oversight, the public interest is jeopardized. Books on private military have described the problem well, but they have not offered prescriptions or solutions this book does.

Outsourcing Sovereignty : Why Privatization of Government Functions Threatens Democracy and What We Can Do about It, Used [Paperback]

8. Outsourcing in Brief [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. As more and more companies seek to streamline their operation and concentrate on their core business, sourcing work from outside the company has become an increasing necessity. Johnson looks at successful outsourcing organizations and how this method of productivity has improved business. From interviews with managers at the chalkface, Johnson seeks to go beyond the consultants' jargon to present a clear analysis of the benefits and pitfalls of outsourcing.

Outsourcing in Brief [Paperback - Used]

9. Contracting for Project Management [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. In all but the smallest of projects the project sponsor inevitably has to buy in the goods and services of other suppliers. This requires people to make contracts so that they know the basis on which they are working with each other and to deal with any disagreements that subsequently arise. So a knowledge of contracting specifically for project management is essential if a project is to avoid difficulties and reach a successful conclusion. This book concentrates specifically on the contracting issues that surround projects of any size.

Contracting for Project Management, Used [Paperback]

10. New Studies in Global It and Business Services Outsourcing : 5th Global Sourcing Workshop 2011, Courchevel, France, March 2011, Used [Paperback]

This book contains 11 carefully revised and selected papers from the 5th Workshop on Global Sourcing, held in Courchevel, France, March 14-17, 2011. They have been gleaned from a vast empirical base brought together by leading researchers in information systems, strategic management, and operations. This volume is intended for use by students, academics, and practitioners interested in the outsourcing and offshoring of information technology and business processes. It offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and offshoring, populated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit for students and managers. The topics discussed combine theoretical and practical insights, and they are extensively illustrated by case studies from client and vendor organizations. Last but not least, the book examines current and future trends in outsourcing and offshoring, paying particular attention to how innovation can be realized in global or outsourced software development environments.

New Studies in Global It and Business Services Outsourcing : 5th Global Sourcing Workshop 2011, Courchevel, France, March 2011, Used [Paperback]