Phaneesh Murthy, the Indian chief executive of outsourcing firm iGATE, has been sacked "for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate".

BBC: Phaneesh Murthy

When all efforts to remediate dissatisfaction with outsourcing performance fail, buyers may have no choice but to terminate the relationship.

FORBES: Irreconcilable Differences: When To End An Outsourcing Deal

As I argue elsewhere, an example of this is the manner in which legal departments control the tripartite relationship between client, law firm, and third-party legal service outsourcing providers.

FORBES: Business Intelligence and Legal Matter Management