Abstract
A corporation’s offshore outsourcing may be seen as the result of a discrete, strategic decision taken in response to an increasing pressure from worldwide competition. However, empirical evidence of a representative cross-sector sample of international Danish firms indicates that offshore sourcing in low-cost countries is best described as a learning-by-doing process 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 experience lessens the cognitive limitations of decision-makers as to the advantages that can be achieved through outsourcing in low-cost countries: the insourcer/vendor may not only offer cost advantages, but also quality improvement and innovation. The quality improvements that offshore outsourcing may bring about evoke a realization in the corporation that even innovative processes can be outsourced.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Udgivelsessted | Frederiksberg |
Udgiver | DRUID - Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics |
Antal sider | 22 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 8778731836 |
Status | Udgivet - 2005 |
Emneord
- Omkostninger
- Globalisering
- Innovation
- Internationaliseringsstrategi
- Internationalisering
- Outsourcing