Offshoring And Outsourcing - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 2

can be attributed to donor firms' concerns about the potentially negative consequences of scrutiny over outsourcing for themselves and for their affiliated candidates. Fair Pricing Author:Julio J. Rotemberg... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives

how that's going to play out." Back To Basics Reinhardt's students first study the traditional, oil-based value chain, with class discussion driven by cases that feature BP, the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development Pipeline Project, View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

01 Jun 2009
News

Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace

people in all kinds of jobs, from the roustabouts who were doing the dirtiest work to the engineers and control room operators. Many were veterans of offshore work environments where proving their worth... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

12 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent this Summer Coding

The summer between RC and EC year represents a great opportunity for risk-free exploration. Encouraged by our outcome at the New Venture Competition and the funding I would receive as a Rock Summer Fellow, I... View Details

20 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

very polarized” That said, our research revealed that offshoring and constructing global supply chains is really complicated—it is challenging to accurately figure out the total costs of locating in China or... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin

Alden J. Laborde

One year after founding the Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company, Laborde had produced the world’s first offshore mobile drilling rig, quickly setting a new standard in the industry. This was followed by a... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

01 Jun 2005
News

Mookerjee Picked as First Director of New HBS India Research Center

Mookerjee recently served as managing director of Capital One’s Asia business ventures, based in Bangalore, India. When that assignment ended in June 2004, he decided to remain with his family in India and subsequently launched an... View Details

Keywords: HBS; India Research Center; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

22 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

formal models and theory can account for important aspects of software design evolution in large-scale systems. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-081.pdf From Outsourcing to Global... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Aug 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Built for Global Competition from the Start

equity in startups in exchange for development work in India. They also evaluate the managerial challenges that Grinna will face if his team becomes spread across two countries at such an early stage. And there is an opportunity to... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Education

29 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to ’Simplifiers’

that is so assured that it no longer requires conspicuous display. They lease their cars, rent other people's holiday homes, and would happily outsource other aspects of their lifestyles. They reject the... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

26 May 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Market Research in a Recession

product categories, or stores. Some are even changing long-held attitudes toward consumption. To many folks, filling the home with more stuff or keeping up with the Joneses is no longer appealing. As a result, the degree of uncertainty in business View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

November 2006
Case

Kroger Union Negotiations

By: Dennis A. Yao

A stylized version of the negotiations between Kroger Company and its local unions during the mid-1980s. Management faces a sequence of individual negotiations with local unions during a time of weak economic performance when management is seriously considering... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Wages; Management; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics

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Educators

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

an effort to differentiate by being more locally sourced and thereby fresher, as perceived by consumers, Chipotle was perhaps putting its brand at greater reputational risk.” Companies are increasingly View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

06 Dec 2016
First Look

December 6, 2016

originating catalyst for the Industrial Revolution and modern capitalism casts new light on American credit markets, practices of offshore investment, and understandings of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

creativity. These findings have theoretical and practical implications for research in workplace diversity and creativity. The Microwork Solution: A New Approach to Outsourcing... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

February 2008
Case

Monitor's Opportunities in India (A)

By: Juan Alcacer and Jan W. Rivkin

The CEO of a strategy consulting firm must decide which of the firm's functions, if any, to move to India. In particular, he wonders whether business research--currently conducted by highly paid consultants in developed countries--can be conducted more efficiently and... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consulting Industry; India

Citation

Educators

Purchase

27 Sep 2011
First Look

First Look: September 27

the boundaries of organizations. Though experience and productivity improvement may be seen as key benefits of this trend, little is known about how this shift toward outsourcing influences learning. When... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2005
News

Faculty Research Online

You Outsource Your Marketing? Few companies own all the marketing expertise they need, especially of the left-brain, analytic variety. Professor of Management Practice Gail McGovern outlines the pros and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Jun 2010
News

Three Profs Win McKinsey Award

Articles about the disastrous effects of outsourcing on the American economy and the origins of creative business strategies have earned three HBS professors top honors in the annual competition for best... View Details

Keywords: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

A Toolkit for Customer Innovation

can easily tweak that parameter on the profile and have the machine immediately produce another sample. It is important to note that outsourcing product development to customers does not eliminate learning... View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel

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