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La réinternalisation, chaînon manquant des théories de la firme

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  • Frédéric Fréry
  • Florence Law-kheng

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Although backsourcing is at the crossroads of outsourcing and vertical integration, this concept has received little attention from academic research. Backsourcing is generally presented as a negative response to outsourcing failures. However, it is a dynamic response when the boundaries of the firm need to evolve and value chains have to be redesigned. Even though it is theoretically justified, companies rarely consider backsourcing because of governance inseparability and path dependency. Through the analysis of five cases, it is possible to highlight the strategic interest of this approach.

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  • Frédéric Fréry & Florence Law-kheng, 2007. "La réinternalisation, chaînon manquant des théories de la firme," Revue française de gestion, Lavoisier, vol. 0(8), pages 163-179.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:rfglav:rfg_177_0163
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    1. Law, Florence, 2018. "Breaking the outsourcing path: Backsourcing process and outsourcing lock-in," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 36(3), pages 341-352.

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