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This paper argues that indices of (business) service and material offshoring built on sectoral input-output data may … input-output tables of 21 European countries from 1995 to 2006, we show that in the case of service offshoring, in most …, in the case of material offshoring there is evidence that foreign suppliers have substituted domestic ones. However, this …
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In this paper, we apply global value chain (GVC) analysis to study recent trends in the global electronic hardware industry and their implications for upgrading opportunities for firms from developing countries. We identify three key firm level actors – lead firms, contract manufacturers, and...
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As the global economy becomes more integrated, the international fragmentation of the value chain activities becomes regular. Despite the recent wave of domestic and cross-border vertical disintegration, vertical integration of R&D remains a decision for some firms. The aim of this paper is to...
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Over the past few decades, manufacturing production has shifted from the higher to the lower income economies in east Asia. This article uses input-output analysis to explore how total value added in manufacturing has shifted around the region. It finds that for most economies, the domestic...
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In this paper, we review recent developments in the field of outsourcing and offshoring and the implications for … engineering management. We examine three aspects involved in outsourcing and offshoring, namely, sourcing models, coordination …, and value extracted from outsourcing projects. We conclude that additional research is needed on recent trends in …
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Considerable attention has been focused on how the 'offshoring' practices of multinational firm's impact domestic … international outsourcing per se from the transfer of activities to foreign subsidiaries. Much of the existing evidence is limited …
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the decision to relocate in international geographical area, regardless of the structure formula, offshoring or … outsourcing, must be based on a more diverse set of factors. …
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The main point of the thesis is an analysis of modern ways of managing business activity in Poland and over the world, based on cooperation and mutual connections, omitting competition, as one of significant terms of market economy. The reference to considerations of the thesis are examples of...
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This paper documents the extent and characteristics of plants and firms in the US that are outside the manufacturing sector according to official government statistics but nonetheless are heavily involved in activities related to the production of manufactured goods. Using new data on...
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