Open AccessOff-Shoring And Outsourcing
Author(s) -
Simran K. Kahai,
Tejinder S. Sara,
Paramjit S. Kahai
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied business research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2157-8834
pISSN - 0892-7626
DOI - 10.19030/jabr.v27i1.915
Subject(s) - style (visual arts) , span (engineering) , shoring , life span , casual , art , law , history , political science , engineering , literature , gerontology , medicine , structural engineering , archaeology
Because of a dramatic decrease in transportation and telecommunication costs, the digital revolution, and the forces of globalization, off-shoring has accelerated in the past few years. While there is little doubt that off-shoring has brought hardship to thousands of workers and communities, there is also little doubt that it has benefited many worker and communities. Today, off-shoring continues to generate considerable debate on the long-run impact. Also, there is considerable misunderstanding about this phenomenon. In this paper, the authors make a distinction among the terms outsourcing, offshore outsourcing, and off-shoring . Off-shoring has been facilitated by a deconstruction of the value chain, allowing firms to evaluate all activities as potential candidates for being performed outside the firm. Reasons for the acceleration of off-shoring are outlined. An explanation of why off-shoring is not a villain for the developed economies is also provided .