Opinions of Management Staff of Corporate Organizations in Lagos Metropolis on Outsourcing Strategy and Its Implications on Workers' Education

Abstract

This study examined the phenomenon of outsourcing as a global management strategy in achieving and improving efficiency in three selected service industries. The study identified why organizations opts for outsourcing as a management preference. However, despite the beauty of outsourcing the research observes that outsourcing in Lagos metropolis has mainly been service oriented among industries with little technological skill requirement. The implications of outsourcing were highlighted on labour from the global scale to the industrial hub of economic activities in Nigeria. Descriptive survey technique was used on three organizations rendering services within Lagos metropolis. The sample size technique used was random sampling technique. Findings indicated that outsourcing as a modern phenomenon has improved the achievement, of organizational objectives and recommends that due to" lop sidedness" in labour vis-à-vis available vacancies, it is therefore imperative for the Government of Nigeria to regulate outsourcing.