Upon request of one of the visitors of this platform, please find below a first ‘reading list’ with books on outsourcing and off-shoring. Most of them are recent. Some of the older ones have been retained due to their quite unique focus. For the moment, publications written in English, French and German have been checked.
All of these books will be reviewed over the next few months and the summary be published here. Thank you in advance for recommending other publications to us and letting us know why you liked (or disliked) them!
Outsourcing and off-shoring in general
Brown, Douglas et Wilson, Scott [2005] The Black Book of Outsourcing: How to Manage the Changes, Challenges and Opportunities. Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 978-0-471-71889-5.
Kehal, Harbajan et Singh, Varinder P. [2006] Outsourcing and Offshoring in the 21st Century: A Socio-Economic Perspective. Hershey: IGI Publishing. ISBN: 1-59140-875-X.
Joppe, Johanna et Ganowski, Christian [2008] Die Outsourcing-Falle: Wie die Globalisierung in den Ruin führen kann. Redline Wirtschaft. ISBN 978-3-636-01552-5.
Human resources
Lawler, Edward E., III; Fitz-enz, Jac et Madden, James C. [2004] Human Resources Business Process Outsourcing: Transforming How HR Gets Its Work Done. Wiley. ISBN: 978-0-7879-7163-2.
Sales and distribution
Anderson, Erin et Trinkle, Bob [2005] Outsourcing the Sales Function: The Real Costs of Field Sales. Thompson/Southwestern. ISBN: 0-324-31173-7.
Logistics
Rushton, Alan et Walker, Steve [2007] International Logistics Supply Chain Outsourcing: From Local to Global. Kogan Page. ISBN: 0 7494 4814 8.
Maintenance and technical services
Francastel, Jean-Claude [2005] Externalisation de la maintenance: Stratégies - Méthodes - Contrats. Série L’Usine Nouvelle. Paris: Dunod. ISBN : 9782100492930.
Information technology
Carmel, Erran et Tjia, Paul [2006] Offshoring Information Technology: Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global Workforce. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521843553.
Eltschinger, Cyrill [2007] Source Code China: The New Global Hub of IT (Information Technology) Outsourcing. Wiley. ISBN 0-470-10696-4.
Engineering
National Research Council (U.S.) [2008] The Offshoring of Engineering: Facts, Unknowns, and Potential Implications. The National Academic Press. ISBN 0-309-11483-7.
Off-shoring in general
Farrell, Diana [2006] Offshoring: Understanding the Emerging Global Labor Market. McKinsey Global Institute. HBS Press Book. ISBN-13: 9781422110072.
Off-shoring - Specific locations
Nassimbeni, Guido et Sartor, Marco [2008] Sourcing in India: Strategies and Experiences in the Land of Service Offshoring. Macmillan. ISBN 0-230-20536-4.
Van de Castel, Andreas [2006] Offshoring und Outsourcing in Osteuropa. VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller. ISBN 3865505430.
Kobayashi-Hillary, Mark [2007] Building a Future with BRICs: The Next Decade for Offshoring. Springer. ISBN-13 978-3-540-46453-2.