Abstract: At present, there is confusion about the concept of the subject in the archives service outsourcing industry in China. Many subjectival concepts are unclear about the roles of the contractor, the outsourcer and the third parties. The paper holds that the current reform of archives management system provides an opportunity for the optimization of archives service outsourcing industry. It is necessary to clarify the functions and relationships of various subjects in the industry. Supervisors should adhere to the principles of legitimacy, macroscopic property and long-term effectiveness to implement the functions of guidance, supervision, law enforcement, education, authorization and coordination. Third parties should adhere to the principles of independence, objectivity and professionalism to implement their functions of consultation, bidding, supervision, evaluation and certification. Working concept of outsourcing services sought by outsourcer should be changed from cost priority to benefit priority. Contractor's working concept should be changed from low-price competition to brand building. This requires insisting on deepening the strategies of implementation of the government and separate government functions from enterprise management, optimizing the legal environment for the development of the industry; establishing the archives service outsourcing industry association.
ZHANG Fan, ZHU Lingjun, ZHANG Chi. Research on Four Subjects and Their Relations of Archives Service Outsourcing Industry under the Background of Institutional Reform. Archives Science Study, 2020, 34(2): 43-50.
