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Zusammenfassung Eine Sonderauswertung der Schweizerischen Nationalbank zu den Direktinvestitionen schweizerischer Unternehmen desaggregiert nach Zielländern und Branchen erlaubt erstmals für den langen Zeitraum von 1985 bis 1997 sowohl für die Gesamtwirtschaft als auch für die zentralen...
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The majority of the companies surveyed are outsourcing some transportation functions. The most frequently outsourced … reasons for outsourcing are labour cost savings, specialisation, asset reduction, and expanding workload. Generally, the firms … not outsourcing, although loss of control was not identified as a major problem area for firms who do outsource. The …
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One strategy for dealing with the increasing problem of cross‐border movement is to involve third‐party specialists. Reports on an investigation of third‐party use in maquiladora or twin‐plant logistics across the US‐Mexico border. A mail survey of 250 companies operating in the El...
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Describes how outsourcing cataloging functions in public libraries enhanced the availability of materials, control … costs, and helped to meet deadlines. In the state of South Carolina, ten public library systems have used outsourcing … functions. The research provides a discussion on outsourcing cataloging functions in public libraries and provides an …
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. Es erweist sich, dass die Divergenz in den Wachstumsraten der USA und der EU seit 1997 fast zur Gänze auf …
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Abstract Unternehmen, die über das Outsourcing von Personalfunktionen entscheiden, stehen vor einer komplexen …Abstract Outsourcing HR functions is a complex task and decision because many differing effects may result. However, up … narrowly defined effects of outsourcing and suppress other effects. In this paper, we analyse different make or buy theories …
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in-house has an opportunity cost: the neglect of potential new products/markets. Outsourcing production economizes on …
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the growing use of outsourcing. These developments are discussed and their consequence for skilling and deskilling is …
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This article considers how the process of outsourcing results in economic changes in factor usage and productivity in … outsourcing contributes to increased inequality in developed nations. The effects of outsourcing on labor market outcomes in the … developing world are also explored. The author describes the potential implications and significance of outsourcing services. The …
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Summary The last decade has been shaped by dramatic developments in international trade, international investment and production, both in terms of the scale of events and in terms of their qualitative nature. Intriguing questions have been thrown up concerning the labor market impact of these...
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