The collapse of Carillion plc

Oddoye, Lauren and Pepper, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0003-4927-809X (2025) The collapse of Carillion plc. In: Sallai, Dorottya and Pepper, Alexander, (eds.) Navigating the 21st Century Business World: Case Studies in Management. LSE Press, London, UK, 39 - 56. ISBN 9781911712381

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Abstract

This case examines the collapse of Carillion plc, an outsourcing company. It describes how outsourcing became a common business model in the 1990s, how being the lowest-cost provider is not by itself a sustainable long-term business strategy and how optimistic assumptions about the profitability of long-term contracts can lead to financial failure.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Authors
Divisions:	Management
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2025 10:36
Last Modified:	10 Jul 2025 23:19
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128750

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