Category Archives: Outsourcing

Regarding our outsourcing group.

Does offshoring lead to a loss of knowledge?Leidt offshoring tot een verlies van kennis? Leder offshoring till förlorad kunskap?Führt Offshoring zu einem Verlust von Wissen?

Volkskrant, a popular newspaper in the Netherlands, published an article with the title ‘knowledge economy under pressure because of shortage of IT people‘. In the Netherlands (and the rest of Europe), there are big shortages of skilled IT people. ICT …

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5 Mistakes Made When Offshoring & what to do about them5 Veelgemaakte Fouten Bij Offshoring & wat daar aan te doen5 Mistakes Made When Offshoring & what to do about them5 Fehler beim Offshoring und was man dagegen tun kann

24 February 2011 Offshoring

The shared services & outsourcing network published a good list of ten mistakes that companies make when offshoring. Although all factors are relevant, by focusing improvement efforts on 5 of them, you will improve your chances of success by at …

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How do I know if I am ready for offshoring or nearshoring?

Offshoring and nearshoring are becoming increasingly popular. Articles are published about new offshoring decisions made by multinationals almost every day. And with the eternal struggle to find talent and lower costs, the importance of involving people from offshore or nearshore …

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How can offshoring impact poverty?Hoe kan offshoring impact hebben op armoede?Hur kan offshoring påverka fattigdom? Wie kann Offshoring Armut verringern?

8 February 2011 Offshoring

Last week I came accross a book called ‘creative capitalism‘, which is based on a speech delivered by Bill Gates in Davos a few years ago. Bill Gates advocates an alternative form of capitalism in which companies do ‘good’ and …

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Insights on globalization from 1200 top CEO’sInzichten in globalisatie van 1200 top CEO’sÅsikter om globalisering från 1200 topp VD:arEinblicke in die Globalisierung von 1200 top CEO’s

3 February 2011 Outsourcing

Price Waterhouse Coopers published a research they did among 1200 CEO’s around the world. The research is called ‘Growth reimagined’ and is available here: http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/ceo-survey/index.jhtml. The research shows that most CEO’s expect the economy and their company to grow within the next …

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