Enterprise Resource Outsourcing Network: Construction, Evolution, and Governance

Author: Yin Jianhua
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: For a long time, research on business resource outsourcing has primarily focused on bilateral perspectives, examining the relationship between clients and suppliers. However, resource outsourcing is not limited to bilateral resource outsourcing relationships; it also forms resource outsourcing networks through mutual interconnection. The construction of resource outsourcing networks is a complex systematic project, closely related to specific industries, national policies, and internal and external environments. This book points out that, in most cases, coordinating and maintaining the relationships among transaction parties is more important than the transactions themselves. Therefore, the exploration of business resource outsourcing networks requires greater depth, comprehensiveness, and breadth. Business resource outsourcing is a significant research focus in the field of strategic management. This book comprehensively and systematically introduces business resource outsourcing networks and related issues, covering a series of specialized and extensive major topics such as the construction, evolution, and governance of business resource outsourcing networks during network operations. The author, drawing on case studies accumulated from firsthand investigations, proceeds step by step, conducting in-depth analysis with equal emphasis on theory and practice, as well as forward-looking and retrospective perspectives, revealing the aspects of business resource outsourcing and related issues. The book offers an in-depth exploration, helping readers better understand the various problems encountered in the adoption of resource outsourcing by businesses. This book serves as a theoretical guide for undergraduate and graduate students, MBA candidates, and scholars engaged in research in this field, while also providing important decision-making references for professionals in related industries.