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To outsource or not to outsource! [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In this article we will take a look at the phenomena of outsourcing as an overarching business concept that is, in short, about contracting of a specific bit of our business to a third part organisation. Consequently, outsourcing is a natural part of the make, share or buy continuum, as illustrated in Figure 1.
Bititci, Umit S   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Wireless, Adaptable and Fully Implantable Battery‐powered Devices for Optical Stimulation of the Spinal Cord in Small Rodents

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Current technologies for spinal cord optogenetic stimulation rely on external power sources and face reliability constraints in freely behaving animals. Here, a fully implantable, battery‐powered optoelectronic device is introduced, enabling operation in any selected environment with wireless recharging for months‐long stimulation.
Shahriar Shalileh   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quimio(radio)terapia neoadyuvante y riesgo de fuga anastomótica en pacientes con carcinoma de células escamosas esofágico

open access: yesCirugía y Cirujanos
Objetivo: Investigar el diferente impacto de la quimioterapia neoadyuvante (QTN) y la quimiorradioterapia neoadyuvante (QRTN) en la fuga anastomótica después de la resección de cáncer de esófago.
Yuzhen Xie   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

NMI Regulates Adipose Adaptive Thermogenesis Through TLR4/IRF3 Signaling to Promote Obesity

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Adipose tissue‐derived NMI is secreted under metabolic stress and suppresses adaptive thermogenesis through TLR4/IRF3 signaling, repressing the PPARα/PGC‐1α/UCP1 thermogenic transcriptional program. Genetic ablation or anti ‐ NMI monoclonal antibody treatment enhances energy expenditure, protects against DIO, and ameliorates adipose tissue inflammation,
Ting‐Ting Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Evolution Process on Information Technology Outsourcing Relationship

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
Information technology outsourcing relationship is one of the key issues to IT outsourcing success. To explore how to manage and promote IT outsourcing relationship, it is necessary to understand its evolution process.
Duan Weihua
doaj   +1 more source

How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Offshore Outsourcing Risk Management for Pakistan [PDF]

open access: yesEAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things, 2017
Software offshore outsourcing is strong pillar of software development. Software offshore outsourcing involves many risks, due to internal or external factors, that must be recognized and managed.
Maria Latif   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Research on Outsourcing by Hotel Firms: Current State and Future Directions

open access: yesTourism and Hospitality, 2023
This article aims to analyse the current state of hotel outsourcing research and where it should go in the future. Research on outsourcing is increasingly present in the hospitality literature.
Tomás F. Espino-Rodríguez
doaj   +1 more source

Information systems offshore outsourcing: a descriptive analysis

open access: yes, 2006
Purpose - The present paper has as its aim to deepen in the study of Information Systems Offshore Outsourcing, proposing three essential steps to make this decision: weighing up the advantages and risks of Offshore Outsourcing; analysing the taxonomy of ...
Gascó, José L.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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