equilibrium where input sub-bundles may be traded (offshoring). The model allowsfor several goods and two fragments, produced with …

A recent phenomenon of globalisation has come to be known as "Knowledge Process Outsourcing" (KPO), whereby knowledge …

Many companies in USA and Western Europe are taking advantage of developments ininformation technology and outsourcing … parts of the accounting process to vendors in otherparts of the world. Offshore outsourcing of accounting presents some … concerned with the potential for an outsourcing partner’s opportunistic behaviour.... …

offshoring(integration) and sourcing strategies and (4) location of firms and labor markets. Second, weoverview existing …

We construct a model of offshoring with externalities and firm heterogeneity. Due to thepresence of externalities …, temporary shocks like the Y2K problem can have permanenteffects, i.e., they can permanently raise the extent of offshoring in an … industry. Also, the initialadvantage of a country as a potential host for outsourcing activities can create a lock ineffect …

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 …

Vorliegende Dissertation vergleicht die Rechenlegung von Deutschland und Finnland. …

This paper argues that globalization has led to a shift in developed countries from an industrial to an entrepreneurial … model of production. Globalization is interpreted as a level shock in the supply of unskilled labor to the world economy, a … decrease in the level of political risk associated with outward foreign direct investment (offshoring), and the widespread …

Higher education institutions (HEIs) have examined IT outsourcing strategies, to ensure that their IT functions could … outsourcing issues within the HE context, including why they decide to outsource, what IT functions need to be outsourced, what … adopting outsourcing strategies to enhance IT cost effectiveness, to focus on their core competencies, to access new knowledge …