Category Archives: Offshoring

What are the cultural differences between India and Europe?

17 November 2010 Outsourcing

Last week I was giving a presentation at the Rajagiri School of Management in Cochin, India for a group of 150 MBA students. The two central themes were Outsourcing and Entrepreneurship. One of the questions that came up was ‘What …

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Where do we get workers if all are grey?Waar halen we werknemers vandaan in een tijd van vergrijzing?Where do we get workers if all are grey?Where do we get workers if all are grey?

4 November 2010 Offshoring

About 30-40 years ago, some entrepreneurs came up with ways to make the labor markets in Europe more flexible. Because labor laws in most European countries are very strict, it’s hard for companies to fire people. To solve that problem, …

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How do you prepare for offshoring?Hoe bereidt u zich voor op offshoring?How do you prepare for offshoring?How do you prepare for offshoring?

26 October 2010 Offshoring

If you have recently wondered if offshoring could work for you or if you have even already started offshoring some of your works, you may have asked yourself ‘what should I do to prepare’? Or you might have acted like …

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Offshoring: should governments embrace or fight it?Offshoring: moeten overheden er voor gaan of er tegen vechten?Offshoring: should governments embrace or fight it?Offshoring: should governments embrace or fight it?

14 October 2010 Offshoring

Every time a big company announces to open an offshore/nearshore center or fire people, the media and many other people protest. HP announced 2 things at the same time: they will fire 1300 people in the UK + they open …

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Building a dedicated team: what can it bring to me?Een toegewijd team creëren: wat levert mij dat op?Building a dedicated team: what can it bring to me?Building a dedicated team: what can it bring to me?

27 September 2010 Offshoring

There are many reasons why companies from Europe or the United States outsource work to India or Eastern Europe. The most frequently heard driver for offshoring are obviously ‘costs’. In this post, I want to describe a case of one …

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