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AUTHOR
E. Linares-navarro
Fine slicing of the value chain and offshoring of essential activities: empirical evidence from European multinationals
The offshoring of more advanced activities is increasing and a debate about the limits of offshoring has emerged. Companies are fine-slicing their value chains, and moving beyond the offshoring of peripheral and non-core activities to the offshoring of advanced and essential activities that are closer to their core (e.g. research, design and product development). The challenge is to understand the limits of offshoring and the most appropriate modes of offshoring. The purpose of this paper is to analyze what activities are offshorable and how best to govern offshored activities. We argue that companies are redefining their core activities and in this process, some essential activities previo…
Productivity, Profitability and Employment: Exploring the Different Effects of the Offshoring Mode
La implementacion de distintas modalidades de offshoring viene siendo una practica habitual en las empresas multinacionales europeas, sin embargo, poco se conoce sobre los efectos que el uso de estas estrategias ejerce en los resultados, uno de los aspectos de mayor interes para las empresas. En este sentido, a partir de una muestra de 156 empresas multinacionales europeas del sector manufacturero, se analizan las diferencias derivadas de la eleccion del modo de offshoring en la productividad y la rentabilidad de las empresas. Adicionalmente, el trabajo examina la influencia que el uso de esta estrategia ejerce sobre el empleo, uno de los efectos que mas inquietud despierta en el entorno ec…