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The Offshore Nation: Strategies for Success in Global Outsourcing and Offshoring: Strategies for Success in Global Outsourcing and Offshoring
Widely practiced by many Fortune 500 companies, global outsourcing has become one of the key strategic imperatives for successful enterprises. Often referred to as offshore outsourcing, services globalization is the next step in the evolution of global trade and capitalism. Top organizations are performing, buying, selling, and transforming services at an incredibly quick pace.
Written by outsourcing and global services experts Atul and Avinash Vashistha, The Offshore Nation presents a comprehensive, balanced view of the rapid growth of outsourcing and its expanding role in corporate strategy, providing a roadmap for business leaders and upper-level managers to plan their own strategies. Drawing upon their vast experience as consultants to Fortune 1000, multinational corporations, the authors help you determine what role offshore services should play in your company, how to integrate the strategy into your overall corporate identity, and successfully manage the initiative on an enterprise-wide level.
This practical, strategy-packed guide outlines the “big picture” of outsourcing, breaking down its different components and examining its impact on world and local economies and employment shifts. Covering outsourcing in many different countries and a variety of services–from IT, telecom, and customer service to accounting–the authors reveal best practices and step-by-step, proven methods for:
- Building a sound globalization strategy
- Identifying the processes that are mature enough to send offshore
- Choosing the right business model for globalizing IT, back office, and other services
- Attracting and retaining customers
- Effectively managing your suppliers
Chock-full of valuable insights and tactical advice, The Offshore Nation is the authoritative primer for global outsourcing, helping companies to minimize the risks and maximize their return on investment.
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Globalization Wisdom: The Seven Secrets of Great Globalizers
Not surprisingly, the companies and leaders that are successful globalizers engage in similar practices – key practices that other companies regardless of size can emulate. In my two decades of operating and consulting to over 200 major corporations on outsourcing and globalization, I’ve seen similar trends and patterns among firms that have succeeded in services globalization and have come to recognize that there are seven best practices.Â
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Outsourcing Wisdom: The 7 Secrets of Successful Sourcing
The “Good to Great” For OutsourcingÂ
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The Offshore Nation: The Rise of Services Globalization
Seize the competitive advantage of outsourcing with advice from the experts.Â
Written by two outsourcing consultants to many Standard & Poor’s 500 companies, “The Offshore Nation offers you guidance on integrating outsourcing into your organization’s core goals, maximizing ROI, and minimizing operational risks. The authors also make a case for the globalization of services and offer insights into outsourcing trends worldwide.