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  • July 2014
  • Article

Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India

By: Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr and Christopher Stanton
This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora in the outsourcing of work to India. Our data are taken from oDesk, the world's largest online platform for outsourced contracts, where India is the largest country in terms of contract volume. We use an ethnic name... View Details
Keywords: Diaspora; Outsourcing; oDesk; Networks; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Diasporas; Internet and the Web; Ethnicity; Service Industry; South Asia; India
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Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton. "Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India." Management Science 60, no. 7 (July 2014): 1677–1697.
  • May 2024
  • Teaching Note

Vineyard Wind Starts Spinning: Overcoming Onshore Challenges to Offshore Wind

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 324-113. To activate the first wind turbines in the ocean off Martha’s Vineyard eventually supplying clean energy to 400,000 households, Vineyard Wind’s leaders had to navigate the permitting process, numerous delays, and objections from... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Renewable Energy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Energy Industry; Massachusetts; Martha's Vineyard; New Bedford
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Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jacob A. Small. "Vineyard Wind Starts Spinning (A): Overcoming Onshore Challenges to Offshore Wind." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 324-134, May 2024.
  • July 2017 (Revised September 2017)
  • Case

Donald Trump Calls Carrier Corporation

By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley
This case examines the influence of political pressure on corporate decision-making. It questions whether fidelity to domestic operations ought to be a corporate social responsibility, and thus it challenges the limits of “social responsibility” as a corporate ideal.... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Board Decisions; Political Influence; Layoffs; Offshoring And Outsourcing; Manufacturing; United States; Mexico; Governing and Advisory Boards; Decision Making; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Political Elections; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Governance; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Connecticut; Indiana; Mexico
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Zelleke, Andy, and Brian Tilley. "Donald Trump Calls Carrier Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 318-030, July 2017. (Revised September 2017.)
  • January 1996 (Revised November 1997)
  • Case

Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge

By: Josh Lerner
Weston Presidio Capital encounters substantial difficulties while raising its first fund. The incentives and roles of investment advisors ("gatekeepers") pension funds and consultants are explored. The relationship with lead investors is considered. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Markets; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
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Lerner, Josh. "Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 296-055, January 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
  • October 1992
  • Supplement

Eastman Kodak Co.: Perspectives on Outsourcing

By: Lynda M. Applegate
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Perspective; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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Applegate, Lynda M. "Eastman Kodak Co.: Perspectives on Outsourcing." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 193-506, October 1992.
  • April 1993 (Revised June 1993)
  • Supplement

General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (D)

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to be handed out after discussion of the (C) case. View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing
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McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 193-147, April 1993. (Revised June 1993.)
  • August 1995
  • Teaching Note

Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources TN

By: Richard L. Nolan
Teaching Note for (9-195-158). View Details
Keywords: Revenue; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Contracts; Decisions; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Computer Industry
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Nolan, Richard L. "Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 196-055, August 1995.
  • October 2006 (Revised April 2011)
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Strategic Outsourcing at Bharti Airtel Limited (TN)

By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
Teaching Note to (107-003) and (107-004). View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing
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Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis. "Strategic Outsourcing at Bharti Airtel Limited (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 107-041, October 2006. (Revised April 2011.)
  • May 2004 (Revised September 2004)
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Outsourcing IT: The Global Landscape in 2004

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Brian DeLacey
Profiles the history and context of outsourcing, with particular focus on information technology. View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology
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McFarlan, F. Warren, and Brian DeLacey. "Outsourcing IT: The Global Landscape in 2004." Harvard Business School Background Note 304-104, May 2004. (Revised September 2004.)
  • July 2021
  • Article

Outsourcing Tasks Online: Matching Supply and Demand on Peer-to-Peer Internet Platforms

By: Zoë Cullen and Chiara Farronato
We study the growth of online peer-to-peer markets. Using data from TaskRabbit, an expanding marketplace for domestic tasks at the time of our study, we show that growth varies considerably across cities. To disentangle the potential drivers of growth, we look... View Details
Keywords: Two-sided Market; Two-sided Platforms; Peer-to-peer Markets; Platform Strategy; Sharing Economy; Platform Growth; Internet and the Web; Digital Platforms; Strategy; Market Design; Network Effects
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Cullen, Zoë, and Chiara Farronato. "Outsourcing Tasks Online: Matching Supply and Demand on Peer-to-Peer Internet Platforms." Management Science 67, no. 7 (July 2021): 3985–4003.
  • winter 1995
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How to Manage an IT Outsourcing Alliance

By: F. W. McFarlan and R. L. Nolan
Keywords: Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology; Alliances
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McFarlan, F. W., and R. L. Nolan. "How to Manage an IT Outsourcing Alliance." MIT Sloan Management Review 36, no. 2 (winter 1995): 9–24.
  • February 1996 (Revised May 2002)
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Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources TN

By: F. Warren McFarlan
Teaching Note for (9-195-158). View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology; Global Range; Resource Allocation; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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McFarlan, F. Warren. "Xerox: Outsourcing Global Information Technology Resources TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 196-086, February 1996. (Revised May 2002.)
  • November 2011
  • Teaching Note

Cape Wind: Offshore Wind Energy in the USA (TN)

By: Richard H.K. Vietor
Keywords: Energy Sources; Green Technology Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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Vietor, Richard H.K. "Cape Wind: Offshore Wind Energy in the USA (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 712-016, November 2011.
  • January 1996 (Revised September 2001)
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General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function Series TN

By: F. Warren McFarlan
Teaching Note for (9-193-144), (9-193-145), and (9-193-178). View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Information Technology; Technology Industry
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McFarlan, F. Warren. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function Series TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 196-048, January 1996. (Revised September 2001.)
  • 2010
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An Organizational Approach to Undoing Gender: The Unlikely Case of Offshore Oil Platforms

By: Robin J. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson
This case study of two offshore oil platforms illustrates how an organizational initiative designed to enhance safety and effectiveness created a culture that unintentionally released men from societal imperatives for "manly" behavior, prompting them to let go of... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Goals and Objectives; Behavior; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; Gender; Emotions
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Ely, Robin J., and Debra E. Meyerson. "An Organizational Approach to Undoing Gender: The Unlikely Case of Offshore Oil Platforms." Research in Organizational Behavior 30 (2010): 3–34.
  • November 1990 (Revised March 1994)
  • Supplement

Digital Equipment Corp.: The Kodak Outsourcing Agreement (B)

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Herminia M. Ibarra
Describes "Frantic Friday," the day the Digital-Kodak contract was scheduled to be signed. Designed to be handed out in class. View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Technology; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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Applegate, Lynda M., and Herminia M. Ibarra. "Digital Equipment Corp.: The Kodak Outsourcing Agreement (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 191-040, November 1990. (Revised March 1994.)
  • May 2019 (Revised October 2019)
  • Teaching Note

ZBJ: Building a Global Outsourcing Platform for Knowledge Workers (A) and (B)

By: Feng Zhu and Margaret Vo
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 618-044 and 618-046. View Details
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Zhu, Feng, and Margaret Vo. "ZBJ: Building a Global Outsourcing Platform for Knowledge Workers (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 619-048, May 2019. (Revised October 2019.)
  • July 2006 (Revised December 2007)
  • Supplement

Strategic Outsourcing at Bharti Airtel Limited: One Year Later.

By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Michele Jurgens
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing
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Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, V.G. Narayanan, and Michele Jurgens. "Strategic Outsourcing at Bharti Airtel Limited: One Year Later." Harvard Business School Supplement 107-004, July 2006. (Revised December 2007.)
  • 06 Jun 2013
  • Op-Ed

How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing

The recent collapse of the eight-story Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh was a red alert for every company that has embraced the "virtual organization" model and the outsourcing that goes... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion
  • October 1996
  • Case

Union Bank of Switzerland: Strategic Options When Outsourcing ATM Services

By: Richard L. Nolan and Robert S. Borsi
Keywords: Strategy; Planning; Banking Industry
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Nolan, Richard L., and Robert S. Borsi. "Union Bank of Switzerland: Strategic Options When Outsourcing ATM Services." Harvard Business School Case 397-013, October 1996.
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