Influential Article Review - Innovation and Business Outsourcing in Tunisia

Abstract

This paper examines innovation. We present insights from a highly influential paper. Here are the highlights from this paper: Recently, outsourcing services has been an important component of the organizational strategy of service firms. However, most research studies mainly focus on analyzing the determining factors of outsourcing at the expense of its structural effects. The aim of this paper is to examine the extent to which outsourcing relationships can be a source of service innovation by using a sample of 108 Tunisian service firms. Specifically, we are interested in the domestic outsourcing of auxiliary activities. Our results support the evidence of positive effects of outsourcing service activities on the capacity of innovation. This suggests that outsourcing allows Tunisian service firms to create value, increase flexibility and improve the quality of their services. For our overseas readers, we then present the insights from this paper in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and German.