Category Archives: Offshoring

How do I know if I am ready for offshoring or nearshoring?

Offshoring and nearshoring are becoming increasingly popular. Articles are published about new offshoring decisions made by multinationals almost every day. And with the eternal struggle to find talent and lower costs, the importance of involving people from offshore or nearshore …

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How can offshoring impact poverty?Hoe kan offshoring impact hebben op armoede?Hur kan offshoring påverka fattigdom? Wie kann Offshoring Armut verringern?

8 February 2011 Offshoring

Last week I came accross a book called ‘creative capitalism‘, which is based on a speech delivered by Bill Gates in Davos a few years ago. Bill Gates advocates an alternative form of capitalism in which companies do ‘good’ and …

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How to manage expectations across borders and cultures?Hoe verwachtingen van verschillende culturen te managen?How to manage expectations across borders and cultures?Wie verwaltet man Erwartungen über Grenzen und Kulturen hinaus?

25 January 2011 Offshoring

A few weeks ago I spoke to Tom van Lamoen, operational manager at Estate, one of our customers. He has worked with teams in India and Eastern Europe in the past years and he mentioned that one of his greatest obstacles was …

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13 January 2011 Offshoring

Outsourcing work to third party service providers is the need of virtually every business establishment around the world. Practically all big and small enterprises are now resorting to it. This helps companies focus on their main objectives. However, corporations that …

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How do we solve communication problems in (offshore) outsourcing?Hoe lossen we communicatieproblemen in (offshore) outsourcing op?How do we solve communication problems in (offshore) outsourcing?Wie lösen wir Probleme beim (Offshore) Outsourcing?

One of the most frequently cited causes of problems  in (offshore) outsourcing is ‘communication problems’. When I hear people mention this, I always wonder what they mean by ‘communication’.  Because the term itself is very broad and vague, I believe …

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