An Analysis of Outsourcing in Pakistan:a Study of Textile Industry

声明

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CONTENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

ABSTRACT

摘要

CHAPTER ONE：INTRODUCTION

1．1 INTRODUCTION OF THECHAPTER

1．2 CORE IDEA OF OUTSOURCING

1．3 OBJECTIVES AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1．4 CONTRIBUTl0N OF THE RESEARCH

1．5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH

1．6 SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH

1．7 RESEARCH LIMITATIONS

1．8 STUDY LAYOUT

SUMMARY OF THE CHAPTER

CHAPTER TWO：LITERATURE RIVIEW

2．2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION REGARDING OUTSOURCING

2．3MODEL OF OUTSOURCING

2．3．1 Selection of Outsourcing Activities

2．4 THEORETICAL MODEL OF OUTSOURCING

2．5 OPTIONS FOR OUTSOURCING

2．6 WHY TO MAKE OUTSOURCING DECISION

2．7 SIGNIFICANT REASONS FOR OUTSOURCING

2．8 OUTSOURCING DECISIONS AND ITS TYPES

2．9 SUCCESS ELEMENTS OF OUTSOURCING

2．10 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF OUTSOURCING

2．11 FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUTSOURCING DECISION

2．12 THEORITICAL BACKGROUND

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER THREE：OUTSOURCING IN PAKISTAN

3．3 CULTURAL VIEW OF PAKISTAN

3．4 PAKISTAN AND ITS ECONOMY

3．5 DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGES IN PAKISTAN

3．5．1 Development Plans of Pakistan

3．6 TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN

3．7 OUTSOURCING AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN PAKISTAN

3．7．1 Why Outsourcing

3．7．2 Main Reasons behind Outsourcing in Pakistan

CHAPTER SUMMARY

CHAPTER FOUR：CASE STUDY ANALYSIS

4．3 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR OUTSOURCING AT CASE LEVEL

4．4 METHODOLOGY OF CASE STUDY ANALYSIS

4．4．1 FIRM SELECTION CRITERIA

4．4．2 INTERVIEW PROCEDURE

4．4．3 ANALYSIS OF THE INTERVIEW DATA

4．5 INDIVIDUAL CASE ANALYSIS

4．5．1CASE ONE

4．5．2 CASE TWO

4．5．3 CASE THREE

4．6 A CROSS CASE ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS FOR OUTSOURCING

CHAPTER FIVE：PRIMARY FACTORS FOR OUTSOURCING

5．2 HYPOTHESES DEVELOPMENT

5．3 METHODOLOGY

5．3．2 PRIMARY DATA APPROACH

5．4 MEASURES OF THE STUDY

5．5 Hypotheses of the Study

5．6 RESULT ANALYSIS

5．6．1 Demographic Characteristics

5．6．2 Correlation Analysis

5．6．3 Reliability of the Questionnaire

5．6．4 Factor Analysis

5．6．5 Association of Outsourcing Decision with Its Factors

5．6．6 Hierarchical Analysis

5．6．7 Moderation Analysis

5．7 CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY

CHAPTER SIX：SECONDARY FACTORS FOR OUTSOURCING DECISION

6．2 HYPOTHESES FOR SECONDARY DATA

6．3．RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

6．4．1：Summary of Variables

6．4．2：Correlation Analysis

6．4．3：Checking for Stationarity

6．4．4：Graphical Explanation of Variables and Stationarity

6．4．5：Results of Step-Wise Regression

6．5 CONCLUSION OF THE CHAPTER

CHAPTER SEVEN：CONCLISION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

7．1 Introduction of the Chapter

7．2 Conclusion of the Study

7．3 Research Limitations

7．4 PRACTICAL IMPLICATION OF RESEARCH

7．4．1 Managerial Implications

7．4．2 Theoretical Implication

7．5 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH

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