Outsourcing of Product Development from a Competence Perspective 2004 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year))Student thesis

Abstract [sv]

The existing literature in the subject of outsourcing is focused on the decision of outsourcing rather than the change in competence that companies has to carry out. To complete this gap in the literature and give managers guidance prior to the decision, the purpose of this thesis is to describe the competencies which needs to be created or changed in companies which outsource product development and to understand what function these competencies have. The result of the study shows that the outsourcing competence that has to be developed in companies which are outsourcing product development can be described as four different competencies, strategic competence, co-operation competence, supplier competence and orderer competence. The result shows further more which function each competence have in the company. The authors consider the result of this study to make a description of the competencies which needs to be created or changed in companies which outsource product development. Further more the result gives prerequisite to increase the understanding for what function these competencies have and can therefore function as guidance prior to the outsourcing decision.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages

2004.

Keywords [sv]

outsourcing, product development, produktutveckling, competence, kompetens

Identifiers

URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-11481Local ID: U10504OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-11481DiVA, id: diva2:366612

Uppsok

Social and Behavioural Science, Law

Note

Denna uppsats kan beställas från arkivet / This paper can be ordered from the archive. Kontakta / Contact: arkivet@hh.seAvailable from: 2010-11-09 Created: 2010-11-09Bibliographically approved

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