15.967 Special Seminar in International Management - Offshoring
Analysis of Strategic, Economic, Technical, and
Organizational Aspects
E-mail outsourcing-staff@mit.edu with questions
Issues to consder:
What are the factors to consider when selecting an offshore location?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of various countries for providing offshore services?
What will be the economic impact of offshoring spreading across the globe?
Readings for Class 3:
Where to Locate, AT Kearney Report evaluating 11 offshore locations
Outsourcing's Russian Front, BusinessWeek Online
Nobody Does It Better, Russian and Ukranian Skills Valued in Outsourcing
China Getting Some Offshoring Buzz
Robert Reich, Jobless in America
Speakers for Class 3:
Raj Malhotra, CEO, Spryance - Providing outsourced services with a home-based workforce
Robert Reich, Former Sectretary of Labor - Political/economic aspects of outsourcing
John Ellis, President, Optics for Hire - Outsourcing to Russia
Stephen Baxter, Senior Vice President, ERG - Outsourcing to China
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