Outsourcing - Raw Source Data

This dataset contains raw, unprocessed data files pertaining to the management practice 'Outsourcing'. The data originates from five distinct sources, each reflecting different facets of the practice's prominence and usage over time. Files preserve the original metrics and temporal granularity before any comparative normalization or harmonization. Data Sources & File Details: Google Trends File (Prefix: GT_): Metric: Relative Search Interest (RSI) Index (0-100 scale). Keywords Used: \"outsourcing\" + \"outsourcing management\" Time Period: January 2004 - January 2025 (Native Monthly Resolution). Scope: Global Web Search, broad categorization. Extraction Date: Data extracted January 2025. Notes: Index relative to peak interest within the period for these terms. Reflects public/professional search interest trends. Based on probabilistic sampling. Source URL: Google Trends Query Google Books Ngram Viewer File (Prefix: GB_): Metric: Annual Relative Frequency (% of total n-grams in the corpus). Keywords Used: Outsourcing Time Period: 1950 - 2022 (Annual Resolution). Corpus: English. Parameters: Case Insensitive OFF, Smoothing 0. Extraction Date: Data extracted January 2025. Notes: Reflects term usage frequency in Google's digitized book corpus. Subject to corpus limitations (English bias, coverage). Source URL: Ngram Viewer Query Crossref.org File (Prefix: CR_): Metric: Absolute count of publications per month matching keywords. Keywords Used: \"outsourcing\" AND (\"business process\" OR \"supply chain\" OR \"management\" OR \"contracting\" OR \"operations\" OR \"strategy\" OR \"implementation\") Time Period: 1950 - 2025 (Queried for monthly counts based on publication date metadata). Search Fields: Title, Abstract. Extraction Date: Data extracted January 2025. Notes: Reflects volume of relevant academic publications indexed by Crossref. Deduplicated using DOIs; records without DOIs omitted. Source URL: Crossref Search Query Bain & Co. Survey - Usability File (Prefix: BU_): Metric: Original Percentage (%) of executives reporting tool usage. Tool Names/Years Included: Outsourcing (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014). Respondent Profile: CEOs, CFOs, COOs, other senior leaders; global, multi-sector. Source: Bain & Company Management Tools & Trends publications (Rigby D., Bilodeau B., et al., various years: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017). Note: Tool potentially not surveyed or reported after 2014 under this specific name. Data Compilation Period: July 2024 - January 2025. Notes: Data points correspond to specific survey years. Sample sizes: 1999/475; 2000/214; 2002/708; 2004/960; 2006/1221; 2008/1430; 2010/1230; 2012/1208; 2014/1067. Bain & Co. Survey - Satisfaction File (Prefix: BS_): Metric: Original Average Satisfaction Score (Scale 0-5). Tool Names/Years Included: Outsourcing (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014). Respondent Profile: CEOs, CFOs, COOs, other senior leaders; global, multi-sector. Source: Bain & Company Management Tools & Trends publications (Rigby D., Bilodeau B., et al., various years: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017). Note: Tool potentially not surveyed or reported after 2014 under this specific name. Data Compilation Period: July 2024 - January 2025. Notes: Data points correspond to specific survey years. Sample sizes: 1999/475; 2000/214; 2002/708; 2004/960; 2006/1221; 2008/1430; 2010/1230; 2012/1208; 2014/1067. Reflects subjective executive perception of utility. File Naming Convention: Files generally follow the pattern: PREFIX_Tool.csv, where the PREFIX indicates the data source: GT_: Google Trends GB_: Google Books Ngram CR_: Crossref.org (Count Data for this Raw Dataset) BU_: Bain & Company Survey (Usability) BS_: Bain & Company Survey (Satisfaction) The essential identification comes from the PREFIX and the Tool Name segment. This dataset resides within the 'Management Tool Source Data (Raw Extracts)' Dataverse.