While outsourcing is a powerful tool to cut costs, improve performance and refocus on the core business, outsourcing initiatives often fall short of management's expectations. Through a survey of nearly hundred outsourcing efforts one or more of seven deadly sins underlie most failed outsourcing efforts. Discuss the seven deadly sins of outsourcing. {40 marks}

The seven deadly sins of outsourcing - Barthelemy, J. Academy of Management Executive, 2003, Vol 17, Nr 2