A Study of Australian Trade Credit Management Outsourcing Practices

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Lamminmaki, Dawne
Guilding, Christopher
Year published
2004
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This paper reports the results of a survey appraising the extent to which large Australian companies outsource trade credit management (TCM). Of six distinct credit management functions appraised, credit risk assessment is found to be the most frequently outsourced activity. A cross-industry differential in TCM outsourcing is evident and it appears that sales-oriented companies have a greater propensity to outsource TCM. Little support has been found, however, for the expectation that smaller companies have a greater propensity to outsource TCM.This paper reports the results of a survey appraising the extent to which large Australian companies outsource trade credit management (TCM). Of six distinct credit management functions appraised, credit risk assessment is found to be the most frequently outsourced activity. A cross-industry differential in TCM outsourcing is evident and it appears that sales-oriented companies have a greater propensity to outsource TCM. Little support has been found, however, for the expectation that smaller companies have a greater propensity to outsource TCM.
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Journal Title
Australain Accounting Review
Volume
14
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2004 Blackwell Publishing. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.The definitive version is available at www.interscience.wiley.com
Subject
Other Economics
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability