The term of outsourcing and its classification

In this article the author describes the term of outsourcing, gives definitions of outsourcing from the researches of Russian authors, analyzes the legal nature of outsourcing contract, examines the classification of outsourcing services and its types according to the classification characteristics. Companies' rating results of the total gain volumes in the area of outsourcing and preliminary rating results of the popularity of outsourcing types in the international companies in Russia are introduced in the article.