Making more by doing less: An analysis of outsourcing and its effects on firm performance
研究了外围和近核心任务外包对企业财务与非财务绩效的影响，发现外包本身无直接效果，但企业战略和环境动态性会调节二者关系。
This study empirically examined the extent to which outsourcing of both peripheral and near-core tasks influences firms' financial and nonfinancial performance. In addition, the potential moderating effects of firm strategy and the environment on the outsourcing-performance relationship were examined. Results indicate that, whereas there was no significant direct effect of outsourcing on firm performance, both firm strategy and environmental dynamism moderated the relationship between outsourcing and performance.