کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1001609 937220 2012 16 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A passage to India: A dual case study of activities, processes and resources in offshore outsourcing of advanced services
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری کسب و کار و مدیریت بین المللی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
A passage to India: A dual case study of activities, processes and resources in offshore outsourcing of advanced services
چکیده انگلیسی

Research has shown that offshore outsourcing processes may influence the behavior and strategic choices of firms, but little is known about the determining factors that influence the evolution and outcomes of those processes. Furthermore, longitudinal studies able to generate such insights are lacking. This paper suggests a detailed, activity-based approach to the study of the process of offshore outsourcing of high-value, advanced service activities. While earlier research has considered either firm-internal or firm-external sources of resource building, this study offers a more comprehensive theoretical model that combines resource-based theory and international business network theory. It aims to investigate how determinants of the offshore outsourcing process contribute to the resource stocks of client firms. Based on two longitudinal case studies of offshore outsourcing to India, the study finds that offshore outsourcing operations, in general, make positive contributions to the resource stocks of client firms. Some determinants contribute to the building of resources (partnership commitment decisions, knowledge creation and learning, trust building, the interconnectedness of resources) while others impede resource building (time compression diseconomies, lack of resource mass efficiencies). Notably, the interconnectedness among onshore activities, offshore activities and the underpinning knowledge resources reduces the risk of erosion of client firm resources, although this remains a long-term risk.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of World Business - Volume 47, Issue 2, April 2012, Pages 311–326
نویسندگان
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