Backsourcing

Backsourcing Definition

Backsourcing describes the process of when a firm recalls back in-house the services that it previously outsourced to another company. The term is often used interchangeably with the term “insourcing”, although insourcing can refer to running a process “in-house” in general and not only to activities that had at some point been outsourced (Allen, 2006).

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• Allen, P. (2006) Service Orientation. Winning Strategies and Best Practices, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
• Bhagwatwar, A., Hackney, R., and Desouza, K.C. (2011) Considerations for Information Systems “Backsourcing”: A Framework for Knowledge Reintegration, Information Systems Management, Vol. 28 (2), pp. 165-173.
• Browning, L. (2008) Taxpayer Advocate Says Outsourcing at I.R.S. Is Inept, The New York Times, Published on 14 March 2008, Available online at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/business/14tax.html
• Chadee, D. and Raman, R. (2009) International Outsourcing of Information Technology Services: Review and Future Directions, International Marketing Review, Vol. 26 (4/5), pp. 411-438.

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