Provocative Perspectives
Pro and Cons of Outsourcing
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Outsourcing has numerous benefits, but simultaneously it also has some disadvantages that cannot be disregarded. So just have a look of some pros and cons of outsourcing.
Pros of Outsourcing
Outsourcing benefits lie in the fact that it facilitates companies to reduce costs and stay in advance in the field of competition. Outsourcing also profits the [...]
An Age Old Cure for What Ails Your Business: The History of Outsourcing
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008A Brief Introduction to the History of OutsourcingResearch and studies reveal that the concept of outsourcing came into existence some thousand years ago with the rise in production and vending of foodstuffs and various other household goods. Once we entered the modern age, people with expert professions began to deal with each other for merchandise [...]
Outsourcing Disasters - 3 Major Conceptual Errors
Friday, August 8th, 2008This is something that outsourcing naysayers would love to rave about, the dreaded Outsourcing Disasters. They are more adept at providing statistical details regarding the number of outsourcing ventures that hit the dirt coupled with heated, critical arguments. So, I will leave the harangues to them.
For a change, why not take a look at this [...]
Outsourcing – The Elephant in the Room
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Outsourcing is often represented in the popular media as an approach for cost-cutting in large organizations at the expense of job loss in various sectors. As these facts stand, they represent only a small part of the whole picture. It is, of course, a sensitive subject–emotions rage over outsourcing on blogs and in other media [...]
Can Outsourcing HR Functions Benefit an Organization?
Monday, June 23rd, 2008This is a question that many organizations undergoing structural changes attempt to answer in the present business environment. Outsourcing functions such as production and developing software are perceived as “must-haves” for fast paced business plans. But HR, which has always been the heart of an establishment, is gradually opening up to outsourcing.“The HRO [Human Resources [...]
The Third Industrial Revolution –Do you see yourself here?
Friday, June 20th, 2008Alan S. Blinder, a former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve and economic adviser to President Bill Clinton, describes outsourcing as a “Third Industrial Revolution”. Indeed it is. Like prior revolutions, this too spells controversy and has its share of Luddites. Just as the first and second industrial revolutions eventually increased our standard of living [...]
What would you choose? Where would you be?
Thursday, June 19th, 2008The past decade has been eventful for all of us. We have seen change, growth and a paradigm shift in perception of ethics and culture during this time. I believe this is unique to each one of you reading this from all over the globe. We have learnt to sit back and analyze, then stand [...]
Does Business Environment Have an Impact on Outsourcing?
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Sure it does! As the outsourcing industry grows in leaps and bounds, several hard truths about what makes a location sell come to the forefront. Experts watching the pace of this growth agree that the key to maintaining and enhancing long term competitiveness lies in skills development, infrastructure investment, and regulatory environment – not in [...]
When should Start-Ups consider Outsourcing?
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Imagine….
You are driving your hot new convertible and it begins to rain. Although your wipers are working, you need to stop and pull up the top. You also need to check the map again and need some details about your destination. Besides, you need to refuel, get your fender checked which might have got dented [...]