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Making Offshoring Work

Offshoring services has been a favorite and cost-effective exercise for many global companies based in the U.S. and the EU. [...]

 Fayazuddin A. Shirazi Global Business , Outsourcing , Strategy April 22 2008

Does Your Company Outsource Too Much (like GE)?

“In some areas we have outsourced too much,” General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt acknowledged in a speech as he announced [...]

 JP Donlon Operations , Outsourcing May 3 2012

GE’s Jeff Immelt Says U.S. Companies Have the Capability to Compete Globally

When Jeff Immelt took control of GE as CEO in 2001, 70 percent of the company’s business was domestic. Today 65 percent is derived from outside the U.S. As a result, Immelt is pushing for American companies to become more competitive in world markets— something he believes whole-heartedly can be done. Here’s what the GE CEO had to say about interational operations and the effort to get more U.S. companies in the game.

 JP Donlon Global Business , Leadership & Strategy , Outsourcing May 10 2012

Why U.S. Telecom Companies Need to Get Out of the Pipeline Business

The U.S. telecom landscape is shifting quickly and companies rethinking their traditional business models. No longer are service providers known positively for their infrastructure (AT&T is blamed when there’s a dropped call on a beloved iPhone), but rather phone companies are praised for their products. To solve these problems, the U.S. should look to India.

 Vijay Govindarajan and Jan Timothy Woodcock Operations , Outsourcing , Strategy June 14 2011

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