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Julie—not her real name—came from humble beginnings in London. She put herself through vocational college and received a one-year criminaljustice specialist certificate. The degree came in handy when she landed a security job at a Fortune 100 company. Julie was excited when she was promoted to work in procurement— managing contract compliance for the firm’s security contracts. This was a big deal when you consider the firm had hundreds of locations throughout the world and virtually all security functions were outsourced to third-party security companies, such as Securitas, Brinks, and many smaller local firms.
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Keith, B., Vitasek, K., Manrodt, K., Kling, J. (2016). The 800-Pound Gorilla Has Left the Building. In: Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-55220-4_2
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