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We analyze the following questions associated with flexible outsourcing under partlyimperfect dual domestic labour … sharing influence flexibleoutsourcing? What is the relationship between outsourcing cost, profit sharing and wages?We show …
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This paper pursues three aims. First, we provide a review of current theoretical advanceswhich pertain to the relationship between trade, FDI and labor markets. We do so under thefollowing (not mutually exclusive) headings: (1) slicing-up the value added chain and the turnto a task-based...
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We combine profit sharing and outsourcing, if the wage for worker is decided by a labor unionto analyze how does the … implementation of profit sharing affect individual effort and thebargained wage and thus outsourcing? We find that profit sharing and …
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We present a dynamic model where the probability of outsourcing production is increasing inthe firm’s expectation of …
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-skilled labor andperfect competition in high-skilled labor in the presence of outsourcing? A higher degree oftax progression by …
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abroad, and where outsourcing issubstitutable for domestic low-ability labor. Our results show that the incentives for … unemployment also constitutes an incentive to implement a tax on outsourcing.Without a direct instrument for taxing outsourcing …, the government may reduce the amount ofresources spent on outsourcing by increased provision of the public input good …
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This paper discusses the theory and evidence behind the logic of business process outsourcing, with a specific focus on … human resource outsourcing (HRO). Market analysts project rapid growth in the global market for HRO, from around $30 billion …
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This paper considers the impact that information and communicationtechnology (ICT) has on firms’ choices over organisational form. In particular,the decision over whether to produce in-house or outsource services,and the decision over the location of activity. ICT reduces the transactionand...
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This Briefing Note considers recent trends in specialisation, outsourcing and offshoring of businessservices … activities out of the back office of a factory, and into a specialised payroll office.Outsourcing is specialisation outside the … firm. This occurs when firms opt to ‘buy’ rather than ‘make’ inhouse.Outsourcing involves greater specialisation as firms …
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established as a distinct organisational function.The principle reason for this is the impact of Human Resource Outsourcing (HRO … facilitating transformational HRO: they create a shared services centre(SSC) internally before outsourcing the ownership and …
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