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Governance modes for offshoring activities: A comparison of US and German firms

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Hutzschenreuter, T; Lewin, AY; Dresel, S
Published in: International Business Review
January 1, 2011

A new field of research centered on the offshoring of white-collar tasks is opening. We analyze the choice of governance mode for international offshoring activities based on a four-fold framework that integrates multiple theoretical perspectives. Firms choose between an internal or external mode based on their institutional environment, the offshoring behavior of similar firms in their reference group, firm-specific characteristics and objectives, and the particular setting of specific implementations. We test our relationships using detailed data on offshoring activities of US and German firms. Based on the outcomes we conclude that each dimension of the chosen framework is needed to explain the governance mode decisions of firms and this overarching framework may also be applicable to other topics in internationalization research. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

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International Business Review

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0969-5931

Publication Date

January 1, 2011

Volume

20

Issue

3

Start / End Page

291 / 313

Related Subject Headings

  • Business & Management
  • 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • 3505 Human resources and industrial relations
  • 1505 Marketing
  • 1503 Business and Management
 

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Hutzschenreuter, T., Lewin, A. Y., & Dresel, S. (2011). Governance modes for offshoring activities: A comparison of US and German firms. International Business Review, 20(3), 291–313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.01.007
Hutzschenreuter, T., A. Y. Lewin, and S. Dresel. “Governance modes for offshoring activities: A comparison of US and German firms.” International Business Review 20, no. 3 (January 1, 2011): 291–313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.01.007.
Hutzschenreuter T, Lewin AY, Dresel S. Governance modes for offshoring activities: A comparison of US and German firms. International Business Review. 2011 Jan 1;20(3):291–313.
Hutzschenreuter, T., et al. “Governance modes for offshoring activities: A comparison of US and German firms.” International Business Review, vol. 20, no. 3, Jan. 2011, pp. 291–313. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.01.007.
Hutzschenreuter T, Lewin AY, Dresel S. Governance modes for offshoring activities: A comparison of US and German firms. International Business Review. 2011 Jan 1;20(3):291–313.
Journal cover image

Published In

International Business Review

DOI

ISSN

0969-5931

Publication Date

January 1, 2011

Volume

20

Issue

3

Start / End Page

291 / 313

Related Subject Headings

  • Business & Management
  • 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • 3505 Human resources and industrial relations
  • 1505 Marketing
  • 1503 Business and Management