Author : I. Oshri
Publisher : Springer
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 12,3 MB
Release : 2009-10-09
Category : 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 : Erran Carmel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 13,93 MB
Release : 2005-05-12
Category : 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 : Gary Gereffi
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 44,37 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290148050
This book is based on the 7th ILO Social Policy Lectures, which are endowed with the ILO's Nobel Peace Prize, held in Kingston, Jamaica in December 2005. In keeping with the topics covered in the lecture series, it uses the global value chains perspective to look at how offshore outsourcing has affected the quantity and quality of jobs in the global economy. While offering an overview of the contemporary global labour market, the book examines the issue of global consolidation and industrial upgrading and its promise and perils for development. It introduces an analytical framework for linking jobs in the industrial structures of both advanced and developing economies through the dynamics of global value chains. It reviews the strategies of leading firms global retailers, branded marketers, and brand-name manufacturers and considers the conceptualisation of jobs in the global economy not by their location in particular industries or countries, but by their role in global value chains.The author argues that, given the special features of global value chains, there is a need to reconsider the contemporary notions of global corporate social responsibility and private as well as public governance
Author : Ray, Nilanjan
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 23,39 MB
Release : 2015-01-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1466674717
Obtaining the ultimate objective of economic growth depends largely on the availability of infrastructure in the economy. New developments in finance also play an important role in enhancing economic prosperity in a country. Strategic Infrastructure Development for Economic Growth and Social Change explores different avenues of research in the areas of corporate governance, socioeconomic conditions, modern business infrastructure, business automation, strategic financial management, and financial aspects of modern businesses. This reference work discusses practical applications, skills, practices, and strategies involved in economic and business growth, and overall economic development. Academicians, practitioners, professionals, and researchers will benefit from the topics discussed in this book.
Author : Farok J. Contractor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 37,16 MB
Release : 2010-11-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1139492233
Companies are increasingly asking which of their value chain activities are best performed within their own company and which may be outsourced. In addition, they are also considering which pieces of their value chain may be better performed abroad. These interrelated decisions concerning outsourcing and offshoring have not only changed entire industries, they have also transformed the lives of people across the world. Hundreds of millions of jobs in emerging nations have been the direct result of outsourcing and offshoring decisions. At the same time, many people in the developed world have lost their jobs because a company has been able to find a cheaper alternative. Featuring contributions from scholars in eleven different countries, this book was the first to examine the theory and practice of outsourcing and offshoring simultaneously. It includes studies of a variety of different industries, including pharmaceuticals, automobiles, medical records, appliances, human resource management and telecommunications.
Author : Patrick Low
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 22,74 MB
Release : 2016-06-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9813141476
This compilation of 22 firm-specific case studies is an important contribution to the discussion of 'servicification' trends in manufacturing. 'Services have increased in importance and value in many manufacturing value chains, making companies that produce physical products look more like service enterprises. What services do global value chains use in their operations, how important are they and how do economic policies shape firms' configurations, operations, and location of global value chains? This book addresses these questions and more.The interviewed firms, based in 12 APEC economies, come from different sectors ranging from multinational automotive, construction equipment, and electrical appliance manufacturers to small and medium manufacturers of watches or chemical for water treatment. The book analyses what specific services are important in different stages of the value chain, and whether they are typically provided in-house or outsourced.
Author : Plunkett Research
Publisher : Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 11,54 MB
Release : 2006-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1593920725
A market research guide to the outsourcing and offshoring industry, it is a tool for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, employment searches or financial research. It includes profiles of Outsourcing and Offshoring Industry Firms such as addresses, phone numbers, and more. It also contains trends, statistical tables, and a glossary.
Author : Alain Verbeke
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 44,4 MB
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1780521154
Provides the research insights from the international business field on entrepreneurship in the global firm. This collection offers a comprehensive perspective on the wide variety of conceptual and managerial issues that arise as a result of entrepreneurial action in firms operating in the global economy.
Author : John H. Dunning
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 13,41 MB
Release : 2014-11-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317576179
John Dunning’s general theory of international production, first propounded in the late 1970’s, has generated considerable debate. This work thoughtfully reassesses the paradigm, and extends the analysis to embrace issues of theoretical and empirical importance. In a collection of essays, the changing characteristics of international production are examined, and an interdisciplinary approach suggested for understanding the multinational enterprise in the world economy. This book, first published in 1988, will be of value not only to economists and international business analysts, but to scholars in other fields, notably organizational, marketing and management specialists.
Author : Ashok Bardhan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 43,45 MB
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199765901
The book contains essays from around the world addressing how globalization and offshoring have affected employment structure and job creation in both developing and developed countries.
