Global Outsourcing and Offshoring: An Integrated Approach to Theory and Corporate Strategy
- 8h 19m
- Farok J. Contractor, Sumit K. Kundu, Torben Pedersen (eds), Vikas Kumar
- Cambridge University Press
- 2011
Global Outsourcing and Offshoring deals with some of the most fundamental structural and organizational issues facing many companies today. It considers two key strategic decisions, firstly Outsourcing: which activities or functions should be kept in-house versus outsourced; and Offshoring: in which nation is a particular function or operation best performed? These are interrelated and simultaneous decisions that are changing the spatial and organizational configuration of entire industries. The book integrates academic theories from diverse fields, including Economics, Strategy, and Industrial Organization. Contributions are drawn from scholars from 11 nations, who relate theory to practice in the pharmaceutical, automobile, medical records, appliances, human resource management, and telecommunications fields.
About the Editors
FAROK J. CONTRACTOR is Professor of International Business in the Management and Global Business Department at Rutgers Business School. He has one of the highest citation counts in the field of international management and has previously taught at the Wharton School, Copenhagen Business School, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Nanyang Technological University, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, XLRI (India), Lubin School of Business, Theseus, and EDHEC.
VIKAS KUMAR is Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Business at the University of Sydney. From 2004 to 2009 he was Assistant Professor of International Business and Strategy in the Department of Management at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. He was also a visiting scholar at the Collaboratory for Research on Global Projects (CRGP) at Stanford University from 2008 to 2009.
SUMIT K. KUNDU is the Knight Ridder Research Professor of International Business in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University, Miami. He has taught several international business courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels at Florida International University, Saint Louis University, State University of New York, Northeastern University, and Rutgers University.
TORBEN PEDERSEN is Professor of International Business in the Center for Strategic Management and Globalization at Copenhagen Business School. He has published over seventy articles and books concerning the managerial and strategic aspects of globalization. He has taught at several universities in Europe, the US, and Asia; is co-editor of Global Strategy Journal; and serves on numerous editorial boards.
In this Book
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Global Outsourcing and Offshoring—In Search of the Optimal Configuration for a Company
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Globalization of R&D—Offshoring Innovative Activity to Emerging Economies
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A Theory of the Outsourcing Firm
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Blurring Firm R&D Boundaries—Integrating Transaction Costs and Knowledge-Based Perspectives
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Outsourcing, Fragmentation, and Integration—The Pharmaceutical Industry
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Towards a Better Understanding of Multinational Enterprises' R&D Location Choices
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Does R&D Offshoring Displace or Strengthen Knowledge Production at Home? Evidence from OECD Countries
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Innovation Across Tech-Firms' Boundaries—A Knowledge-Based View
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Suitable Organization Forms for Knowledge Management at Various R&D Functions in Decentralized and Cooperative R&d Networks
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Changing Work Practices—acceptance of Virtual Work Among Knowledge Professionals Engaged in Offshoring Activities
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Managing Globally Disaggregated Teams—The Role of Organizational Politics
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Offshoring of High-Value Functions—A Case Study of US—India Trade in Medical Transcription Services
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Offshoring of IT and Business, Professional, and Technical Services—The Recent Experience of the United States
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Outsourcing Human Resource Activities
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Managing Core Outsourcing to Address Fast Market Growth—A Case Study of an Indian Mobile Telecom Service Provider
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Imitative Offshoring Strategies—Lessons Learnt from the Italian Small Domestic Appliance Industry
