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| Author | : Torben Pedersen |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 2013-01-09 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1447149084 |
The continuous search for efficiency gains and the goal of attaining a sustainable competitive advantage have steadily increased the volume of goods and services procured globally from third party vendors. In this context, named as “the next wave of globalization”, the offshoring phenomenon has stimulated research and political debates. With the rise of services offshoring, international value chain disaggregation for services has reached a formerly unknown scale. Also, it is increasingly complex transactions, requiring a higher degree of qualification, which are becoming subject to offshoring as well. The Offshoring Challenge: Strategic Design and Innovation for Tomorrow’s Organization features selected chapters by an international research community on the topic of offshoring. All potential business models from offshore outsourcing to third party providers are covered, from cooperative arrangements to internal organizational set-ups including captive offshore centers. Contributions have significant insights regarding: the increasing offshoring of knowledge-intensive services; the offshoring process; business models incorporating offshoring; the hidden costs of offshoring; and the administration of offshoring activities within firms The book is aimed at a broad audience of scholars, students and practitioners in the fields of strategy, international business and operations management.
| Author | : Douglas Brown And Scott Wilson |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9788126514397 |
Special Features: Helps managers · to use outsourcing in meeting today s business challenges· to make the right sourcing decisions - the first time· to achieve operational excellence within and across outsourcing relationships· to communicate outsourcing to your employees, customers and the public· to build new revenue streams through outsourcing· to use outsourcing to reduce corporate risk· to successfully outsource offshore· to craft value-creating outsourcing contracts· to recover a troubled outsourcing relationship· to enhance career as an outsourcing professional About The Book: The Black Book of Outsourcing is a guide to the emerging field of outsourcing management. It will be the most comprehensive and practical outsourcing manual available, including a directory of many of the key vendors in outsourcing management.
| Author | : Peter Auer |
| Publisher | : International Labour Organization |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9789290147831 |
This collection of papers examines key trends in the internationalisation of employment, drawing on the proceedings of an ILO conference held in Annecy, France in April 2005. The papers focus on three related issues: the impacts of trade and investment abroad, including the offshoring of production of goods and services, and effects on the winners and losers in terms of employment; adjustment methods for coping with the short and medium term problems related to the globalisation of employment; and the importance of international instruments to help ensure a level playing field in trade and promote development, drawing on established rights and international labour standards.
| Author | : I. Oshri |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 279 |
| Release | : 2009-10-09 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0230251072 |
This book offers a broad perspective on issues relating to the sourcing of systems and business processes in a national and global context, examining the client's and the vendor's involvement in sourcing relationships by putting the emphasis on the capabilities that each side should develop as a result of their interactions with each other.
| Author | : Jan Drahokoupil |
| Publisher | : ETUI |
| Total Pages | : 295 |
| Release | : 2015-07-01 |
| Genre | : Contracting out |
| ISBN | : 2874523666 |
Production networks in many sectors have become increasingly fragmented. Cutting labour costs by lowering pay, increasing work intensity and/or shifting flexibility costs to workers are just some of the motivations for outsourcing. But it can also be used to circumvent employee representation and collective bargaining systems within companies, and labour market regulations in general. Though such intentions may not drive the bulk of outsourcing decisions, any change in company boundaries is likely to impact employment, working conditions and industrial relations in the value chain. This book focuses on the dynamics of outsourcing in Europe from the perspective of employees. In particular, it considers one insufficiently studied aspect: the impact of outsourcing on working conditions and employment relations in companies. The book also collects lessons learned from the efforts of employees and trade unions to shape outsourcing decisions, processes and their impact on employment and working conditions.
| Author | : Jacob Pyndt |
| Publisher | : Copenhagen Business School Press DK |
| Total Pages | : 218 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9788763001694 |
Addressing the challenges associated with managing global offshoring strategies, this book aims to "put a face" on some Danish companies as they engage in offshoring projects. It is aimed at bachelor, master and MBA students taking courses on global strategy. It is also useful in conjunction with a set of articles on global strategy issues.
| Author | : Mary C. Lacity |
| Publisher | : Palgrave MacMillan |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2010-02-18 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : |
While China is known for its immense manufacturing base, in recent years the Chinese government has assigned a high priority to science and technology services as its future growth sectors. The Chinese government is supporting this vision with the establishment of research and technology parks, favorable tax incentives, policy reform, grants to help Chinese firms achieve certifications, investments in infrastructure, and promotion of IT outsourcing (ITO) and business process outsourcing (BPO) services. Beyond the aspirations of its leaders, is China ready to compete in the global ITO and BPO markets? How can Western managers successfully engage Chinese ITO/BPO suppliers? In this book, top scholars and practitioners doing leading research on China’s ITO and BPO sector help answer these questions. All told, this book reports on findings from 519 interviews, 305 surveys, 11 detailed case studies, and 34 formal presentations. Authors analyze the strengths and weaknesses of China’s ITO and BPO markets, categorize and analyze Chinese suppliers, project future trends in China’s ITO and BPO capabilities, and prescribe lessons for Western managers seeking to engage Chinese suppliers. Several chapters contain studies of Chinese suppliers and clients engaged in particular ITO or BPO services, including, procurement, media relations, logistics, and research and development. Overall, the Chinese ITO and BPO markets are changing rapidly as they both respond to and help form the global outsourcing landscape. This book provides an in-depth, contemporary view on where China is heading, how it is going to get there, and how companies and countries can engage with China’s emerging outsourcing capabilities.
| Author | : Erran Carmel |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2005-05-12 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9781139444507 |
The decision to source software development to an overseas firm (offshoring) is looked at frequently in simple economic terms - it's cheaper, and skilled labor is easier to find. In practice, however, offshoring is fraught with difficulties. As well as the considerable challenge of controlling projects at a distance, there are differences in culture, language, business methods, politics, and many other issues to contend with. Nevertheless, as many firms have discovered, the benefits of getting it right are too great to ignore. This book explains everything you need to know to put offshoring into practice, avoid the pitfalls, and develop effective working relationships. It covers a comprehensive range of the important offshoring issues: from ROI to strategy, from SLA to culture, from country comparisons to provider marketing. Written for CTOs, CIOs, consultants, and other IT executives, this book is also an excellent introduction to sourcing for business students.
| Author | : Harbhajan S. Kehal |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 482 |
| Release | : 2006-01-01 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 159140875X |
"This book discusses the economic impacts of outsourcing and off shoring to the developing countries and developed countries and the short term and long term implications"--Provided by publisher.
| Author | : National Academy of Engineering |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2008-08-14 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0309114837 |
The engineering enterprise is a pillar of U.S. national and homeland security, economic vitality, and innovation. But many engineering tasks can now be performed anywhere in the world. The emergence of "offshoring"- the transfer of work from the United States to affiliated and unaffiliated entities abroad - has raised concerns about the impacts of globalization. The Offshoring of Engineering helps to answer many questions about the scope, composition, and motivation for offshoring and considers the implications for the future of U.S. engineering practice, labor markets, education, and research. This book examines trends and impacts from a broad perspective and in six specific industries - software, semiconductors, personal computer manufacturing, construction engineering and services, automobiles, and pharmaceuticals. The Offshoring of Engineering will be of great interest to engineers, engineering professors and deans, and policy makers, as well as people outside the engineering community who are concerned with sustaining and strengthening U.S. engineering capabilities in support of homeland security, economic vitality, and innovation.
