The New Public Management (NPM) and Outsourcing: An African Perspective

Dadzie, Anthony; Aboagye-Otchere, Cynthia; Twum, Kojo Kakra

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“…The practice of outsourcing in the public sector as a strategy to save costs, to focus on the institution's core functions and to improve the quality of public services was studied by E.F. Mabonesho (2022) on the example of Tanzania and A. Dadzie et al (2022) on the example of African institutions. However, it should be noted that outsourcing for budget institutions and organizations allows them to focus on their core, to reduce the costs of maintaining the institution and to improve their work productivity.…”

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Accounting outsourcing as a modern effective tool of enterprise management

Potryvaieva,

Palieiev

2023

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The relevance of the following article is determined by the need to elaborate on the economic benefits of using accounting outsourcing for agro-industrial enterprises. The purpose of the study is to analyze the main advantages of delegating enterprise`s accounting functions to a specialized company, as well as to prove the economic feasibility of outsourcing. The basis for the methodological approach includes: data analysis regarding the level of outsourcing, method of average values, comparison method, graphic method, generalization method. The article reveals the essence, types, main advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing, and compares the features of workplace organization and pay for full-time employees, freelance workers and outsourcing companies. Drawing from the previous experiences of the USA, Germany and Poland, the ways to apply accounting outsourcing in Ukraine were singled out, namely: enshrining in legislation the procedure for providing outsourcing services; transparency in regards of their clients from the outsourcing companies` side; determining the approximate amount of financial costs for maintaining a full-time employee performing the accountant duties. In the course of the research, the volumes of expenses for maintaining the accounting department of the enterprise and for payment for the services of an outsourcing company were compared, and the amount of economic benefit from the use of accounting outsourcing was determined, the dynamics of administrative costs of agricultural enterprises before and after the transfer of accounting functions to outsourcing were analyzed, and the expediency of using accounting outsourcing at agrarian enterprises as a way of reducing administrative costs and increasing the efficiency of accounting functions at the enterprise is substantiated. The results of the study provide recommendations on expanding the practice of using accounting outsourcing, in particular by increasing the trust of enterprises in outsourcing companies, and have a practical value for agricultural enterprises in regards of organizing the performance of accounting functions and outsourcing companies, for example, while developing a marketing policy for the promotion of services

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Accounting outsourcing as a modern effective tool of enterprise management

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2023

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Accounting for Outsourcing of Non-Core Services in Tanzania Public Sector: The Perception of Managers

Mabonesho¹

2022

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The purpose of this paper was to explore the opinions of managers regarding the motives behind outsourcing practices in the public sector. Specifically, this paper intended to understand whether managers consider outsourcing as a cost-serving strategy, a strategy to focus on core competencies and or a strategy for enhancing the quality of service delivery. Interviews were conducted with thirty-two (32) public sector managers and fifteen (15) managers from private sectors that were purposefully selected. The results have shown that outsourcing decisions are necessary for complementing knowledge, skill and competence gaps in public service delivery. The managers' opinions have indicated that outsourcing enables the public sector to focus on their respective core competencies in order to enhance their performances. Moreover, outsourcing decisions reduces operational costs and improves the quality of service delivery in the public sector. The findings imply that decision makers consider outsourcing as a tool to bring about economic, efficiency, effectiveness and equitable service delivery to the public in Tanzania. The limitations of this study are that the data collected from interviews could limit the generalization of the findings because the managers' opinions may not necessarily be objective hence the results can be largely subjective. The paper recommends that future researchers can think of using a large sample and or analyze outsourcing in public sector services from risk-based perspectives.

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The New Public Management (NPM) and Outsourcing: An African Perspective

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Accounting outsourcing as a modern effective tool of enterprise management

Accounting outsourcing as a modern effective tool of enterprise management

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Accounting for Outsourcing of Non-Core Services in Tanzania Public Sector: The Perception of Managers

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