The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2019

They weren’t turning to the domestic labor market to find the talent they needed, or indeed investing in training local workers, but instead offshoring to where the talent already was. It’s a message that came through loud and clear at the recent annual conference of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT).

Globalization 52

Globalization Offshoring Human Capital Innovation 52

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. pastortom2022 I totally agree Mike and of course always love your thinking process. link] Elliot Ross I’m humbled!

Blog 334

Blog Outsourcing Competitive Advantage Innovation 334

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2017

Rather than being undercut by new, lower-cost competitors in rapidly developing economies, such as China and India, companies have globalized their supply chains or offshored their production. Consumer goods are cheaper, of course. That strategy is, of course, not enough to fully immunize them from criticism.

Politics 8

Politics Supply Chain Offshoring Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s likely to happen. So, the primary way that multinationals in particular lower their tax burden is by keeping profits “offshore” to avoid paying taxes. companies pay so little in taxes by holding cash offshore. is unusual in its approach of fully taxing profits of U.S.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring Consensus Policies Ryan 8

Rajesh Setty

DECEMBER 4, 2008

A pitch (exaggerated, of course) may look like this. We had offshored our development team but when we did a rightshoring exercise, we found that a dual-shore approach works better. Co-branding , of course is an out-of-the-box feature. We are currently in closed alpha and will go into a private beta soon.

Blue Ocean Strategy 30

Blue Ocean Strategy CPM Licensing Open-book 30

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

And even if they themselves were engineered to be simpatico, it is hard to imagine that radical increases in the offshoring of labor services would be viewed as a successful and therefore sustainable outcome in an era of so much concern about jobs. (Of

Globalization 8

Globalization Offshoring Tacit Knowledge Intangible Assets 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Some people never really liked school in the first place, sitting still at a desk for hours on end or suffering through what seemed to be impractical courses. Trends including AI, robotics, and offshoring mean constant shifts in the nature of work. Learning is positive for health. These experiences can be electrifying.

Education 8

Education Press Release Offshoring Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2010

And it's global — I first heard about it from some program participants in a course sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Navarra, Spain! As if the idea weren't cringe-worthy enough to begin with, now everybody, from Miss Owens's friends and family to my grandmother, can read it at their leisure. For sure, an unintended consequence.

Offshoring 14

Offshoring Outsourcing Information Business Model 14

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I will onshore, offshore, outsource, insource, or execute whatever business strategy I implement without regard for diversity. Just my opinion of course. Recall what they learned during their history courses in grade school and high school? My mom teaches several Social Justice courses in the high school setting.

Diversity 350

Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Using traditional human-crafted modeling, the company once employed 35 offshore statisticians to generate 150 propensity models a year. Turning your current analytics operation into a machine-learning-savvy “model factory” requires some changes, of course.

Operations 8

Operations Construction Offshoring Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

A wide variety of universities — including Harvard, Berkeley, Stanford, Columbia, NC State, and others — are offering data science courses and starting degree programs. The large offshore providers, of which Mu Sigma is the largest, are also getting in on the big data game.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring CIO Consultative Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2017

In oil and gas, underwater robots fix gas pipelines off the coast and drones inspect offshore oil rigs. Of course, a low-growth environment creates plenty of challenges for energy producers. Crawling well-drilling machines drill multiple wells quickly and accurately one after another. But that’s where technology comes in.

Technology 8

Technology Resources Industry Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2011

Automation, of course, has been going on for a long while now, but it's picking up steam at present, and eating more deeply into the longstanding domains of things-that-people-are-needed-for. And finally, fast networks obviously facilitate the outsourcing and offshoring of even data-intensive knowledge work.

Outsourcing 13

Outsourcing Offshoring GDP Information Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Of course, the United States is not India, so its costs will always be higher. He didn’t do it by making cars shoddier or offshoring production to low-wage countries. Sound undoable? In “ Delivering World-Class Health Care, Affordably ,” we argued that some Indian hospitals are delivering high-quality care at 5% to 10% of U.S.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Lean Production Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2012

While European banks were among the first to move into emerging markets, the euro zone crisis has led many to recoil or switch course. Lending from Europe remained flat, and the gap was filled from elsewhere — largely Asian offshore centers and the U.K. Filling the Gap.

Banking 8

Banking Globalization Offshoring Maturity 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2014

Today, by contrast, GE does all it can to escape taxation, in large part through “ innovative accounting that enables it to concentrate its profits offshore ,” as the New York Times characterized it. Of course, the social contract between employer and employee began to fray in the 1970s, and it has since been totally ripped apart.

Public Relations 8

Public Relations Offshoring Magazine Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The article shocked the sensibilities of many who worried about rising corporate power in the world, but for many executives struggling to chart courses through the chaos of newly globalized and deregulated markets, it offered an irresistible clarity: one need only focus on owners’ interests.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Bureaucracy Short-term Agility 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2011

There are efficiencies of course, but also massive losses of energy as it steps down from the plant to the grid to our homes and buildings. It's not too cheeky to point out that if a natural disaster causes an offshore wind turbine to fall, or a solar panel to rip off a house, there's no spill and limited danger.

Energy 14

Energy Transportation Offshoring Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2015

Of course it’s true that certain prominent features of Valley life play a major role in California’s dominance, some by design and others by happy coincidence. Having lived and worked in Northern California since the beginning of the Internet revolution, I’ve been asked that same question regularly, both at home and abroad.

Policies 8

Policies Offshoring Engineering Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

Of course, circumstances are different today. Of course, technology and skills were not the only factors that helped boost wages. Now, however, automation and offshoring have eliminated many of those jobs for weavers and steelworkers and typographers; many of the old skills are obsolete.

Technology 8

Technology Learning-by-Doing Skills Offshoring 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

Of course, such plans will have to adapt to actual events, but without a robust plan, "seat of the pants" crisis management won't work. This is a lesson of vital importance to business and government in a host of technological activities that are potentially dangerous but economically significant.

Crisis Management 14

Crisis Management Crisis Management Chemicals 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Cosmetic course corrections will not restore trust and credibility. Business leaders can take an active role in shaping the next phase of globalization by looking beyond cost-based offshoring and emphasizing the benefits of trade and technology across a wider geographic and demographic base.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

Of course it affects dividend policy, it affects wage policy, it affects everything. There’s $140 to $160 billion of offshore cash, $100 billion of it is in Ireland. I serve on the board of Exxon, the world’s the second-largest market cap company. It’s very profitable. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.

Globalization 8

Globalization CEO System Offshoring 8