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 …

Es gab einmal das Märchen, dass Software eigentlich kein Wirtschaftsgut sein könne. Denn so müssen die Zollbeamten … versicherte, diese seien mit Software beschrieben, verzichteten sie darauf, weil so beschriebene Disketten verbraucht und damit …

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 …

parts of the accounting process to vendors in otherparts of the world. Offshore outsourcing of accounting presents some …Many companies in USA and Western Europe are taking advantage of developments ininformation technology and outsourcing … 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 …

(ASP). Mit diesem Modell erhalten Unternehmen die Möglichkeit, die Software nicht einmalig erwerben zu müssen, sondern … diese zu mieten.Das ASP-Modell ist als revolutionäre Weiterentwicklung des Outsourcing-Modells zu verstehen. Doch im … verschiedenen Partner Leistungen in den Bereichen Netzwerk, Infrastruktur, Software und Integration. Zur Bestimmung von …