Global Outsourcing and Offshoring:
An Integrated Approach to Theory and
Corporate Strategy
Cambridge University Press, November 2010
Farok J. Contractor, Vikas Kumar, Sumit
Kundu, Torben Pedersen (eds.)
"It presents a bold and thought-provoking
set of ideas about the future shape and size of the multinational
corporation."
-- Julian Birkinshaw, London Business School
" The first chapter by the editors is a
masterpiece and it alone is worth the price of admission."
-- Anil K. Gupta, INSEAD Chaired Professor
of Strategy, INSEAD
"The end result is a book that provides us
with the state-of-the-art research on this subject, offering important hints
and lessons for scholars, managers and policymakers worldwide."
-- Alfonso Gambardella, Bocconi University,
Milan
" The theoretical logic of the book is that
the fine slicing of the value chain of the company provides the backbone for
analysis of offshoring. Companies can improve their efficiency with an
optimal allocation of its functions and operations across geographic space."
-- Alan M. Rugman, University of Reading
________________________
Companies are increasingly asking which of
their value chain activities are best performed within their own company and
which may be outsourced. In addition, they are also considering which pieces
of their value chain may be better performed abroad. These interrelated
decisions concerning outsourcing and offshoring have not only changed entire
industries, they have also transformed the lives of people across the world.
Hundreds of millions of jobs in emerging nations have been the direct result
of outsourcing and offshoring decisions. At the same time, many people in
the developed world have lost their jobs because a company has been able to
find a cheaper alternative. Featuring contributions from scholars in eleven
different countries, this book is the first to examine the theory and
practice of outsourcing and offshoring simultaneously. It includes studies
of a variety of different industries, including pharmaceuticals,
automobiles, medical records, appliances, human resource management and
telecommunications.
Contributors
Farok J. Contractor, Vikas Kumar, Torben
Pedersen, Sumit Kundu, Ashok Bardhan, Dwight Jaffee, Dave Luvison, Mike
Bendixen, Andrea Martinez-Noya, Esteban Garcia-Canal, Janis K. Kapler,
Kimberly A. Puhala, Ana Colovic, Lucia Piscitello, Grazia D. Santangelo,
Salma Alguezaui, Raffaele Filieri, Hsing Hung Chen, Elisa Mattarelli, Maria
Rita Tagliaventi, Shahzad M. Ansari, Jatinder S. Sidhu, Henk W. Volberda,
Ilan Oshri, Nir Kshetri, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Thomas J. Norman, Mahmood A.
Zaidi, Raghunath Subramanyam, Gabriella Lojacono, Olga Annushkina