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Session 2

Offshore Outsourcing, Dynamic Capabilities, and the Changing Nature of Firm Boundaries

Track G

Date: Sunday, September 21, 2014
 

Time: 11:15 – 12:30

Interest Group Panel

Room: Glasgow

Session Chair:

  • Saikat Chaudhuri, University of Pennsylvania

Panelists:

Research on offshore-outsourcing is increasing among scholars of strategy, organizations, international business, and innovation. While the study of motivations, processes, and outcomes surrounding offshore-outsourcing may itself be interesting, research on these endeavors also provides important insights on the fundamental organizational phenomena underlying them. Using multiple theoretical lenses, this Panel Session will examine work on offshore-outsourcing which contributes to our understanding of organization design and the disaggregation of activities in the value chain – in particular the delineation of firm boundaries, task division, dynamic capability building, knowledge transfer, intellectual property regimes, coordination, and incentives. The interactive Panel is designed to familiarize scholars with the theoretical and analytical issues in studying offshore-outsourcing, identify promising lines of inquiry, and foster a community to cohesively advance knowledge on the topic.

All Sessions in Track G...

Sun: 08:00 – 09:15
Session 389: Managing the Multinational Organization in an Increasingly Complex World
Sun: 09:30 – 10:45
Session 221: Global Stakeholder Networks
Session 390: Local Determinants of Competitive Advantage and Disadvantage
Sun: 11:15 – 12:30
Session 2: Offshore Outsourcing, Dynamic Capabilities, and the Changing Nature of Firm Boundaries
Sun: 15:45 – 17:00
Session 270: Innovation in MNCs and Global Networks
Session 371: Inter and Intra Organizational Learning Across Borders: A Knowledge Management Perspective
Session 380: Small, Young and Entrepreneurial Firms: A Unique Perspective in Globalization
Sun: 17:15 – 18:30
Session 603: Global Strategy IG Business Meeting
Mon: 08:00 – 09:15
Session 335: Internationalization and Strategic Decisions
Session 379: Emerging Markets: Understanding the Importance of Context
Mon: 11:00 – 12:15
Session 372: The Challenges of Global Operations: Managing R&D and Complexity
Session 373: Global Diversification: Governance and Performance Implications
Mon: 14:45 – 16:00
Session 375: Changing External Environments: How do Multinationals Respond?
Session 381: Firm boundaries in Multinational Organizations: Antecedents and Consequences
Session 414: Global Networks and Business Groups
Mon: 16:30 – 17:45
Session 226: Culture, Norms and Institutions: The contextual influences on Entrepreneurship
Session 374: Antecedents and Consequences of Multinational Location Decisions
Session 382: Drivers of Multinational Performance:What, Where and When?
Tue: 08:00 – 09:15
Session 383: Globalization of R&D: Implications for Learning and Innovation
Tue: 11:00 – 12:15
Session 376: Headquarters Subsidiary Relationship: New Approaches to an Old Question
Session 384: Multinational Location Decisions: New Approaches Across Different Perspective
Tue: 15:30 – 16:45
Session 263: Innovation Models in Emerging Economies
Session 377: Organizing Assets Across Borders: Drivers and Consequences
Session 385: Multinational firms and the External Environment: The Role of Institutions
Tue: 17:15 – 18:30
Session 378: Global Outsourcing & Offshoring: Implications for Multinational Decisions


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