Abstract Outsourcing is one of the new strategic concepts which are gaining popularity very rapidly among firms in the United Arab Emirates. In this study, the researcher is interested in investigating the relevance of outsourcing to Emirati firms in the current competitive business environment. It will investigate the prevalence of outsourcing in the country and the kind of firms that prefer this strategy. Finally, the researcher will determine the future of outsourcing in the country. To achieve these objectives, it will be necessary conduct a review of literatures to determine the trend in the respective industries. The literatures will help in developing a basis for the study. The researcher will then conduct a primary data collection by interviewing experts in this field within the country. The primary data will help in confirming or challenging the existing information found in the literatures. This study is expected to have a positive impact on the existing bodies of knowledge about outsourcing. It will not only help in addressing the contradictions in this field but also in eliminating the gaps in existing knowledge. The report will be very important for future scholars who will be interested in conducting studies in this field. Introduction The United Arab Emirates is one of the fastest developing economies in the Middle East. Multinational companies are now attracted to some of the major cities in this country, especially Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The movement of external players into the local market has increased competition in the market, forcing the local firms to increase their efficiency in order to remain competitive. Firms that are unable to improve on their competitiveness are easily forced out of the market by more efficient firms that know how to minimize their costs of operation and maximize their profits. The need for efficient operations has forced many firms in the United Arab Emirates to redefine their operational strategies with the view of identifying and eliminating ineffective operations. It is because of this pressure on the local firms that has seen many of them embrace outsourcing as a strategy of improving their efficiency. Zeltserman (2010) defines outsourcing as a strategic arrangement where a company pays another firm to provide services that were previously provided for in-house. It is a strategy where a firm assigns a different firm some duties that it considers time consuming or too demanding to be done in-house as a way of improving service delivery. This strategy is increasingly becoming common in the United Arab Emirates in various industries. In this study, the researcher seeks to determine the relevance of outsourcing to Emirati firms in the current competitive business environment. Literature Review The strategy of outsourcing has become common in the global business environment as firms struggle to be lean and very efficient in every activity they undertake. Scholars have conducted investigation to understand why this strategy is increasingly becoming popular among firms and its actual impact on their performance. The researcher will review some of the literatures as a way of establishing a basis for t