| Outsourcing: A Primer for Public Sector Organizations |
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| Management Control Systems |
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| Nonprofit |
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| Nonprofit Organization Management |
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Intermediate |
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$30.00
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A 121-page (5 chapter) primer that puts outsourcing into a strategic context. It discusses the many issues that public sector managers need to consider in making an outsourcing decision, and the key activities they must engage in in order to achieve a successful outsourcing contract. The book's key features are the following:
- Links outsourcing to the New Public Management Paradigm
- Discusses outsourcing in a strategic context, relating it to different public sector governance models
- Describes techniques for analyzing the differential costs associated with an outsourcing decision
- Demonstrates the potential role of activity-based costing (ABC) in public sector organizations, and illustrates its use in outsourcing decisions
- Discusses the role of capital investment decision making in an outsourcing decision
- Clarifies the distinction between low-risk and high-risk outsourcing
- Identifies the important elements needed to manage high-risk outsourcing: measuring outputs, engaging in ongoing communication and coordination, and linking the vendor to the management control process
Price is $30 plus shipping
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