External and Internal Factors Motivating Outsourcing of Business Services by Meeting-Industry Companies: A Case Study in Krakow,Poland |
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Authors: | Krzysztof Borodako Jadwiga Berbeka Micha? Rudnicki |
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Institution: | Tourism Department, Cracow University of Economics, Krakow, Poland |
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Abstract: | The aim of this article is to evaluate the external and internal factors motivating the selection of business services to be outsourced by key meeting-industry (business tourism) players, with a particular focus on knowledge-intensive business services. The case-study method was adopted in the article to analyze the motivation behind outsourcing of knowledge-intensive business services by meeting venues and event companies in Krakow (Poland). The results confirm that event companies tend to subcontract out core services connected with the organization, promotion and/or management of events, event services, and technical support for events. |
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Keywords: | event factors knowledge-intensive business services meetings industry outsourcing |
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