-South theoretical framework, I show that higher Northern tariffs reduce the incentives for outsourcing and offshoring, while higher … Southern tariffs have the opposite effects. I also show that increased offshoring and outsourcing imply an increase in the …

A service provider firm in an outsourcing relationship is distinct from a typical firm because it is not a stand alone …, rent, energy consumption cannot appropriately determine a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firm's productivity. Academic … perspective of the host country, the sourcing firm, the global outsourcing industry and of course the service provider firm. In …

The paper investigates the diversified patterns of outsourcing in the Lombardy region and relates them to the … probability of introducing product and process innovation. Based on a large firm-level survey, we show that outsourcing processes … are strongly regionally embedded and that offshoring is still a limited phenomenon. Outsourcing strategies are shown to …

The paper investigates the diversified patterns of outsourcing in the Lombardy region and relates them to the … probability of introducing product and process innovation. Based on a large firm-level survey, we show that outsourcing processes … are strongly regionally embedded and that offshoring is still a limited phenomenon. Outsourcing strategies are shown to …

Pervasive outsourcing is transforming business models and productive relations in advanced manufacturing areas. In … particular, the international dimension of outsourcing, off-shoring, has been attracting great attention, as it leads to the … countries in the international division of labour. The present paper investigates the diversified patterns of outsourcing and …

distinguish between domestic and foreign sourcing, as well as between outsourcing and vertical integration. A firm's choice is …

-South theoretical framework, I show that higher Northern tariffs reduce the incentives for outsourcing and offshoring, while higher … Southern tariffs have the opposite effects. I also show that increased offshoring and outsourcing imply an increase in the …

A corporation's offshore outsourcing may be seen as the result of a discrete, strategic decision taken in response to … in which the offshore outsourcing of a corporation goes through a sequence of stages towards sourcing for innovation …. Initially, a corporation's outsourcing is driven by a desire for cost minimization. Over a period of time the outsourcing …

A service provider firm in an outsourcing relationship is distinct from a typical firm because it is not a stand alone …, rent, energy consumption cannot appropriately determine a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firm's productivity. Academic … perspective of the host country, the sourcing firm, the global outsourcing industry and of course the service provider firm. In …