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With a growing market currently in excess of $150 billion, outsourcing hasbecome a critical boardroom agenda. Meeting this challenge, Andrew and Nada Kakabadse answer key boardroom questions. As one of the largest international surveys on outsourcing, Smart Sourcing highlights what it takes to be ''outsource ready'' and thus become a high performing company.
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