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Wie wirkt sich Outsourcing auf den Unternehmenserfolg aus? Neue Evidenz

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  • Bernd Görzig
  • Adrianna Kaminiarz
  • Andreas Stephan

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Based on data from the German Cost Structure Census from approximately 39,000 companies between the years of 1992 to 2003, we investigate how outsourcing activities affected the return on sales of companies. We find that outsourcing activities, particularly by large companies, significantly increased from 1992 to 2000 but did not increase much since then. The main result of our study is that the tested outsourcing indicators can hardly explain the differences in the companies’ profits; in other words, outsourcing does not play a major role in explaining company success.

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  • Bernd Görzig & Adrianna Kaminiarz & Andreas Stephan, 2005. "Wie wirkt sich Outsourcing auf den Unternehmenserfolg aus? Neue Evidenz," Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 125(4), pages 489-507.
    • Handle: RePEc:aeq:aeqsjb:v125_y2005_i4_q4_p489-507
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    1. Addison, John T. & Bellmann, Lutz & Pahnke, André & Teixeira, Paulino, 2011. "A research note on the determinants and consequences of outsourcing using German data," Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 44(3), pages 231-244.
    2. Joachim Wagner, 2011. "Offshoring and firm performance: self-selection, effects on performance, or both?," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 147(2), pages 217-247, June.
    3. Kirchner, Stefan, 2013. "Embedded Flexibility Strategies and Diversity within Na-tional Institutional Frameworks: How many Flexibility Profiles are in the German Model?," management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 24(1), pages 12-29.
    4. Addison, John T. & Bellmann, Lutz & Pahnke, André & Teixeira, Paulino, 2011. "A research note on the determinants and consequences of outsourcing using German data," Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for Labour Market Research, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany], vol. 44(3), pages 231-244.
    5. Joachim Wagner, 2006. "Politikrelevante Folgerungen aus Analysen mit wirtschaftsstatistischen Einzeldaten der Amtlichen Statistik," Working Paper Series in Economics 16, University of Lüneburg, Institute of Economics.
    6. Andreas Stephan, 2007. "Der Nutzen von Firmendaten für die wirtschaftspolitische Beratung: Editorial," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 76(3), pages 5-7.

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    JEL classification:

    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production
    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models

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