@techreport{Gorg2004Does,
abstract = {We investigate the relationship between outsourcing and profitability paying particular
attention to the endogeneity of outsourcing. The empirical analysis uses unique plant level
data for the electronics sector in Ireland. A particular feature of the data is that it records
detailed information for 12 electronics sub-sectors covering both manufacturing and services
activities. We distinguish outsourcing of materials from outsourcing of services inputs. We
find that plants that are substantially larger than the mean employment size benefit from
outsourcing materials and services inputs, while this does not appear to be the case for small
plants. Results for outsourcing of services are not as clear-cut, however.},
author = {Holger G\"{o}rg and Aoife Hanley},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {L23; L63; 330; Outsourcing; Subcontracting; Profitability; Electronics; Elektronikindustrie; Outsourcing; Lieferant; Rentabilit\"{a}t; Betriebsgr\"{o}\ss{}e; Sch\"{a}tzung; Irland},
language = {eng},
number = {1372},
publisher = {Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, Bonn},
title = {Does outsourcing increase profitability?},
type = {IZA Discussion paper series},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/3410},
year = {2004}
}
