On SSON: Vested-A Business Model for the 21st Century

From my latest article on the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network:

In my last article I talked about the ailments and perverse incentives that can disrupt or destroy an outsourcing deal. I also briefly introduced our research at the University of Tennessee developed into a concept we have coined ?Vested Outsourcing.? This article focuses on defining the Vested Outsourcing model.

Just what is Vested Outsourcing? ?Vested Outsourcing is first and foremost a mind-set change in which participants approach outsourcing differently in order to craft relationships that move beyond ?butts in seats? transaction-based approaches to an environment where the provider has ?skin in the game? and is responsible for driving results and real value for the buying company?

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