use selective ICT outsourcing strategy, 2) they tend to involve more internal units closely to innovation activities and 3 …Abstract: The reported empirical findings using survey data from 531 Finnish companies show that for digitalized data …) they tend to use wider external knowledge search strategy. In other words, firms using data for producing innovative …

of tasks. Two main channels of offshoring tasks are taken into account : offshore outsourcing and in-house offshoring … the manufacturing and service sectors offshore outsourcing of services has a positive effect on employment. In addition it … depends on the offshoring channel. Offshore outsourcing of R&D has a positive effect on the anticipated domestic employment …

study the impact of design on companies business performance. The paper is based on a survey directed to the member … significantly higher in those companies in which design is an integrated part of the companys core functions and strategy, and in …

shows how the productive strategy of the servitizing firm is linked with the business model that builds on service …

This paper explores the effects of outsourcing on employee well-being through the use of the Finnish linked employer …-employee data. The direct negative effect of outsourcing is attributable to greater job destruction and worker outflow. In terms of … perceived well-being, the winners in international outsourcing are those who are capable of performing interactive tasks (i …

produced in Finland, and 58–59%, if the production is outsourced. In conclusion, the results show that outsourcing offshore is …, since the outsourcing partners create only 2% of the total value added. …

This study analyses the extent of outsourcing in Finnish manufacturing. We find that in the early 2000s, 60% of … regions, the offshore outsourcing concerns mainly production activities, and to a lesser extent R&D. The study also analyses …