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The Dynamics Of Outsourcing: A Bibliometric Study

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  • YULIA NEDELCHEVA

    (Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Sofia, Bulgaria)

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The study is focused on a new area of management – the outsourcing. It analysed the period 1999-2015 and a total of 437 publications. The scopes of the study are geographical, thematic, sectoral and lexical. The results highlight three periods: introduction of outsourcing in the scientific field; entry of outsourcing in priorities of the state policy; increasing interest of companies to outsourcing.

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  • Yulia Nedelcheva, 2016. "The Dynamics Of Outsourcing: A Bibliometric Study," Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Economics, SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY "NEOFIT RILSKI", BLAGOEVGRAD, vol. 4(2), pages 301-310.
    • Handle: RePEc:neo:epjour:v:4:y:2016:i:2:p:301-310
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    1. Manuel Portugal Ferreira & Cláudia Frias Pinto & Fernando Ribeiro Serra, 2014. "The transaction costs theory in international business research: a bibliometric study over three decades," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 98(3), pages 1899-1922, March.
    2. Stefano Federico, 2010. "Outsourcing versus Integration at Home or Abroad," Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) 742, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
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    1. Yulia Nedelcheva, 2017. "Business Strategies In Industry 4.0," Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Economics, SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY "NEOFIT RILSKI", BLAGOEVGRAD, vol. 5(2), pages 77-84.
    2. Miroslav Nedelchev, 2019. "Theories Of Executive Remuneration," Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics, SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY "NEOFIT RILSKI", BLAGOEVGRAD, vol. 16(1), pages 10-18.

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    Keywords

    outsourcing; bibliometric; geographical scope; cross-analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • C18 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Methodolical Issues: General
    • L24 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Contracting Out; Joint Ventures

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