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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