In this chapter we review the literature on subcontracting relationships with a focus on
organisational structures, antecedents and the spatial dimension in such relations. We …

At its simplest,'subcontracting'occurs when a company outsources some of its operations
and functions to others. These contracts include production, service support, and in some …

Recent interest in the growth of subcontracting, as part of a broader trend towards greater
'flexibility'in forms of employment relationship, has not as yet been matched by a full …

In this paper I utilize a sub-national survey of subcontracting in a sample of manufacturing
firms to comment on the changing nature of the subcontract in the UK. The survey indicates …

Degree: D. Phil. DegreeYear: 1989 Institute: University of Oxford (United Kingdom) Available
from UMI in association with The British Library. Requires signed TDF. This dissertation is a …

This paper is a preliminary review of small firm subcontracting. It is argued that increasingly
subcontracting and other forms of small firm activities are becoming a central part of the …

Current debate on networking focuses on network structures and firm strategies. In this
perspective, theoretical analysis has been concerned with allocative issues. This essay …

Many small businesses hire subcontractors to assist with a wide variety of functions.
Subcontracting is a business strategy which came about in Nigeria as an outfall of the …

This preliminary study, aimed at filling the gap in the understanding of sub-contracting, is
concerned with: the meaning of sub-contracting, its distinguishing features, the different …

This paper aims at achieving a greater understanding of how contracts operate in practice
through a review of recent empirical literature on inter-firm contract design. Our focus on the …