Mind the Gap
What will happen in China and India if this income imbalance continues, and perhaps grows even larger? Will these societies continue to embrace the race to the top of the globalization ladder?
What will happen in China and India if this income imbalance continues, and perhaps grows even larger? Will these societies continue to embrace the race to the top of the globalization ladder?
Thursday, December 11, 2008
I don't believe in the wisdom of outsourcing all 'low end' jobs as a matter of policy. It neither enriches the 'outsourcer' nor the 'outsourced' in the long run. Outsourcing, finally, is not just about economics. It is ideally a 'case to case' decision on activities to make individual companies competitive.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Yes, it's likely rising star companies from these 'BRIC' countries (and many other places) are coming to your shores - what can small business owners do about it? Well, if 'beating' them outright seems unlikely, how about 'joining' them?
Thursday, December 11, 2008
By their method of charging on an hourly basis of effort, Indian software Industry merely reinforced their image as software coolies rather than as Consultants. However, one should remember that Indian software engineers put lots more time than 'budgeted' and charge far less just to keep up their image as a low cost destination.
Thursday, August 3, 2006
Okay, so you are convinced about the economic sense that offshoring provides in terms of costs as well as competitiveness. But do you know what jobs to manage in-house and what jobs to ship offshore? Lets have a look at this question.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Since the dawn of offshoring, we have been hearing glorious stories of how companies have improved profitability through cost savings by sending work offshore. Does this mean the benefits are solely limited to cost savings? Not at all – the fact is there are many more benefits to offshoring beyond cost savings than might meet […]
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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