Failing to estimate the costs of offshoring: A study on process performance

Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 307 - 318
Published: Feb 1, 2016
Abstract
This article investigates cost estimation errors in the context of offshoring. It is argued that an imprecise estimation of the costs related to implementing a firm activity in a foreign location has a negative impact on the process performance of that activity. Performance is deterred as operations are likely to be disrupted by managerial distraction and resource misallocation. It is also argued that this relationship is mitigated by the extent...
Paper Details
Title
Failing to estimate the costs of offshoring: A study on process performance
Published Date
Feb 1, 2016
Volume
25
Issue
1
Pages
307 - 318
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