For industry overviews and trends, use:
Gartner Research and perform a keyword search for gartner on outsourcing, to find the latest edition of this yearly report.
Search Business Source Ultimate to find Datamonitor (now called MarketLine) industry profiles. Enter “outsourced services” in the keyword search box and set the Publication Type drop-down menu to Industry Profile.
For articles, news, and research reports, go to:
In addition, try search terms such as outsourcing, offshoring and contracting out.
For books, use the IESE Library Catalog. Search these as Subject Headings: contracting out, offshore outsourcing, industrial procurement or business logistics.
Use CIO Magazine's Offshoring Portal.
For resources focused on a particular region or country:
Mass Layoff Statistics - US Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Association of Software & Service Companies (NASSCOM) - trade association for IT-BPO industries in India.
