Pioneers of the outsourcing frontier
Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Even before the days of the Silk Road and the Phoenician traders, businesses have taken an international focus. Globalization however has dramatically changed the political and business climate over the past decade or so. It is a phenomenon that has been fueled by ever improving, low cost communications technologies and cheaper and faster transportation of people and freight. The best efforts of the World Trade Organization (WTO), together with or separately from other international and supra‐national organizations, to reach agreement on reducing tariffs have been vital. Business possibilities for developing overseas markets and achieving global operational efficiencies exist on a scale previously unimagined. Practical implications – Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.
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2006
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Strategic Direction. - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 1758-8588, ZDB-ID 2089990-7. - Vol. 22.2006, 3, p. 27-29
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Publisher: |
Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
Subject: | Outsourcing | Human resource management | Supply chain management | Channel relationships |
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