Arbeitspapier
Outsourcing and Firm-level Performance
Using firm-level panel data from the German cost structure survey over the period 1992 to 2000, our empirical analysis shows that firms that increased material inputs relative to internal labor costs performed better in terms of gross operating surplus than other firms. However, firms that increased external services relative to internal labor costs, thus outsourcing service functions previously provided within the firm, performed worse. In sum, our findings support the view that firms tend to overestimate the benefits accruing from outsourcing of services previously provided internally.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 309
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General
Organization of Production
Firm Organization and Market Structure
- Subject
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Outsourcing
Firm Performance
Business Service Sector
Outsourcing
Unternehmensentwicklung
Rentabilität
Kostenstruktur
Unternehmensdienstleistung
Schätzung
Deutschland
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Görzig, Bernd
Stephan, Andreas
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
- (where)
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Berlin
- (when)
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2002
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Görzig, Bernd
- Stephan, Andreas
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Time of origin
- 2002
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