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Public Shared Service Centers

A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of US Public Sector Organizations

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  • Publication in the field of economic sciences
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Management, Organisation und ökonomische Analyse (MOÖA, volume 16)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
  2. Introduction

    • Gerd Schwarz
    Pages 1-22
  3. The public sector

    • Gerd Schwarz
    Pages 23-56
  4. Shared services

    • Gerd Schwarz
    Pages 57-105
  5. Shared services architecture

    • Gerd Schwarz
    Pages 139-187
  6. Cost and quality effects of shared services

    • Gerd Schwarz
    Pages 189-213
  7. Inter-temporal differences

    • Gerd Schwarz
    Pages 279-295
  8. Summary

    • Gerd Schwarz
    Pages 297-303
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 304-330

About this book

Gerd Schwarz analyzes the pros and cons of shared service centers for the implementation of IT, finance, personnel and purchasing processes and make design suggestions on the empirical study of American public companies are based at 72. It describes how through the development of shared service centers achieved cost and quality improvements and shows based on the transaction cost approach to outsourcing to the differences in detail.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Cambridge, USA

    Gerd Schwarz

About the author

Dr. Gerd Schwarz is an Assistant Professor in Strategic Management at the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China and a Fellow at Harvard University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Public Shared Service Centers

  • Book Subtitle: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of US Public Sector Organizations

  • Authors: Gerd Schwarz

  • Series Title: Management, Organisation und ökonomische Analyse

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-4480-1

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-8349-4479-5Published: 01 July 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-8349-4480-1Published: 20 June 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2627-308X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2627-311X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 330

  • Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Services

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eBook USD 39.99
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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