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2011: outsourcing predictions
Predicting what will happen over the next 12 months is never easy – but here are the main topics I expect to be hitting the outsourcing headlines in 2...
26 January 2011 | Articles, Europe, UK, Asia/Pacific, China, Global, All Columns,A New Reckoning?
This article originally appeared in Outsource Magazine Issue #23 Spring 2011 Could changing accounting practices be about to send tremors thro...
04 April 2011 | Articles, Finance & Accounting, Global, All Columns,A perfect storm is coming for call centres
Today, call and contact centres are operated at high efficiency standards. That’s due to high costs in labour, brick and mortar and technology. We man...
08 March 2011 | Articles, Customer Service, North America / Caribbean, USA, Global, All Columns,A spoonful of sugar: an Indian remedy for the pharmaceutical industry
Indians were the original pharmacists. Throughout the ages humans have strived to control their plight through medicinal methods. While the length of ...
22 October 2010 | Articles, IT,Arbitrage Now
This article originally appeared in Outsource Magazine Issue #23 Spring 2011 Labour arbitrage has been one of the key drivers of the global outsourci...
31 March 2011 | Articles, Europe, UK, North America / Caribbean, USA, South/Central Asia, India, Asia/Pacific, China, Philippines, Global, All Columns,Are you a Paper Tiger? The culture of contracts
The core of all outsourcing relationships lies in an agreement. It makes no difference if you are sourcing payroll services, pharmaceutical research o...
17 September 2010 | All Columns, Global, India, South/Central Asia, USA, North America / Caribbean, Articles,Asia has so much more to offer
I was reading an article in the Sydney Morning Herald by Tim Soutphommasane of Monash University about how each Australian generation seems to discove...
12 April 2012 | Australia, Asia/Pacific, South/Central Asia, Articles, All Columns,Australia needs to really engage with Asia
Australian former World Bank President James Wolfensohn returned to Sydney last week with a key message for his fellow Australians.The message is that...
10 November 2010 | Articles, Asia/Pacific, Australia,Can China's education system support outsourcing?
"In order to meet the anticipated growth in demand, China will need to ensure that they are investing in the education of the country's futu...
08 September 2010 | Videos, Finance & Accounting, HR, IT, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, Functions Other, Legal, Asia/Pacific, China,Can China's IT Services market live up to the hype?
Since 2006, China’s market for the outsourcing of technology services has experienced rapid growth and has been heralded as a challenger to India’s ma...
16 March 2012 | Articles, IT, Asia/Pacific, China, All Columns, South/Central Asia, India,China "mature" but not perfect
A report released this week by research and consulting firm Everest says that although China should now be considered a “mature” offshoring destinatio...
18 August 2010 | Articles, Asia/Pacific, China, Global,China, the Cloud and building bridges
It’s been busy for the last few weeks as we drew a line under 2010. In Australia we are all starting to drag ourselves back to work after our break (a...
20 January 2011 | Articles, Asia/Pacific, China, Australia, Global, All Columns,China: a different view
I’d like to comment on the article 'Can China's IT Services market live up to the hype?' by Kevin Parikh (16 March 2012) It comes down...
20 March 2012 | Articles, Finance & Accounting, HR, IT, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, Legal, Functions Other, Asia/Pacific, China, All Columns,Chinese choices: location selection considerations for global enterprises
The size and growth curve of the Chinese economy, relative to those countries more seriously affected by the recent crises in global finance and sover...
05 April 2012 | Articles, Finance & Accounting, HR, IT, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, Legal, Functions Other, Asia/Pacific, China, Global, All Columns,Everything old is new again
The "invisible hand of the market" is the term economists use to describe the self-regulating nature of the marketplace. The invisible hand ...
22 September 2011 | Articles, Finance & Accounting, HR, IT, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, Legal, Functions Other, Asia/Pacific, Australia, All Columns,Formanek on Pharma
Kay Formanek is Executive Partner for Accenture Life Sciences in EALA, and a keen observer of the way companies in the pharma and life sciences space ...
15 December 2010 | Articles, Functions Other, UK, North America / Caribbean, USA, South/Central Asia, India, Asia/Pacific, China, Philippines, Global,Head-to-Head: Frank Casale & Mark Hillary
This article originally appeared in Outsource Magazine Issue #24 Summer 2011 Brazil is probably the most buzzing location in outsourcing right ...
27 June 2011 | Articles, Finance & Accounting, HR, IT, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, Legal, Functions Other, Latin America, Brazil, All Columns,Highlights from the SIG Global Sourcing Summit
As I started working on the highlights from this spring’s SIG Global Sourcing Summit, I was overwhelmed by what a great mix of thought leadership and ...
21 May 2012 | Articles, North America / Caribbean, USA, Global, All Columns,ITO2012
The 1st Annual World Congress of IT Outsourcing is hosted by Information Research Center of International Talent, SAFEA, China Council for the Promoti...
14 May 2012 | Events, Conferences, IT, Asia/Pacific, China,Moving On Up
This article originally appeared in Outsource Magazine Issue #24 Summer 2011 PR Chandrasekar is the CEO of Hexaware Technologies, a global prov...
28 June 2011 | Articles, Finance & Accounting, IT, Global, All Columns,New Worlds
This article originally appeared in Outsource Magazine Issue #25 Autumn 2011 Global service providers are upping the ante on their investments in e...
28 September 2011 | China, Asia/Pacific, India, South/Central Asia, Articles, Finance & Accounting, Brazil, IT, Latin America, USA, North America / Caribbean, UK, Europe, Global, All Columns,Newly emerging offshore centres move centre-stage
A consistent theme at outsourcing conferences and the topic of discussion at seminars and web forums is the rise of China and India as outsourcing pow...
17 February 2012 | Articles, Egypt, South Africa, IT, Middle East/Africa, Mexico, Latin America, Other, Europe, Global, All Columns, South/Central Asia, India, Sri Lanka, Other, Asia/Pacific, China, Other,Obama runs into a BRIC wall
During Barack Obama’s first trip to India he shouted out the importance of good ties with the US, implored India to include companies like GE into its...
22 November 2010 | Articles, Europe, Other, North America / Caribbean, USA, Latin America, Brazil, South/Central Asia, India, Asia/Pacific, China, Global, All Columns,Outsourcing to China
A BNET.com special feature on doing business in the new economic superpower. "The benefits of outsourcing to China are clear; it can be both cos...
08 September 2010 | Videos, Finance & Accounting, HR, IT, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, Functions Other, Legal, Asia/Pacific, China,Philip Hadcroft
Dr. Philip Hadcroft is a leading authority in the field of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). He attained the world’s first PhD in that discipline in...
25 November 2011 | Columnists, Asia/Pacific, China, Australia, Global,PRACTICAL LOGIC
ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF "THE BIG RED BOOK OF OUTSOURCING" The Big Red Book of Outsourcing is a directory of services outsourcing in China ...
25 November 2011 | Directory, Asia/Pacific, China, Australia, Global,Private Properties
This article originally appeared in Outsource Magazine Issue #24 Summer 2011 Privacy issues have been a minefield in offshore outsourcing proje...
29 June 2011 | Articles, Legal, South/Central Asia, India, Asia/Pacific, China, Philippines, Global, All Columns,Q&A: Chandran Nair
Chandran Nair is a Malaysia-born environmentalist, the founder of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), and an internationally recognised speaker ...
02 June 2011 | Articles, Asia/Pacific, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Other, Global, All Columns,Q&A: Charles Aird, PwC
Charles Aird is Global and US Practice Leader, Shared Services, Outsourcing and Offshoring at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In a glittering career he's...
02 September 2011 | Articles, Finance & Accounting, HR, IT, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, Legal, Functions Other, Global, All Columns,Recruitment challenges in Asia Pacific: the sustainability of talent acquisition?
(This column has been written by guest author Paul Daley, Ochre House's Director, Asia Pacific.) Last week I was meeting with HR and business le...
18 August 2011 | Articles, HR, Asia/Pacific, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Other, All Columns,Seeking growth beyond the eurozone: implications for Global Business Services
One of the fundamental benefits of being a member of the European Union is greater access to its markets for purposes of selling a firm’s good and ser...
28 February 2012 | Articles, Finance & Accounting, HR, IT, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, Legal, Functions Other, Global, All Columns,Services Outsourcing in China - Episode 1
China's economic growth makes it an attractive market for investors and outsourcers alike. This is episode 1 in a series of 8 interviews with Dr....
25 November 2011 | Videos, China, Global, Asia/Pacific,Services Outsourcing in China - Episode 2: China's Top Outsourcing Companies
Services Outsourcing in China Episode 2 in a series of 8 interviews with Dr Philip Hadcroft
25 November 2011 | Videos, China, Global, Asia/Pacific, Australia,Services Outsourcing in China - Episode 3: China's Top Outsourcing Cities
Services Outsourcing in China Episode 3 in a series of 8 interviews with Dr. Philip Hadcroft
25 November 2011 | Videos, China, Global, Asia/Pacific,Services Outsourcing in China - Episode 4: Outsourced Services Available from China
Services Outsourcing in China Episode 4 in a series of 8 interviews with Dr. Philip Hadcroft
25 November 2011 | Videos, China, Global, Asia/Pacific,Services Outsourcing in China - Episode 5: Outsourcing in China's Provinces and Regions
Services Outsourcing in China Episode 5 in a series of 8 interviews with Dr. Philip Hadcroft
25 November 2011 | Videos, China, Global, Asia/Pacific,Services Outsourcing in China - Episode 6: China's High Tech Parks and Zones
Services Outsourcing in China Episode 6 in a series of 8 interviews with Dr. Philip Hadcroft
25 November 2011 | Videos, China, Global, Asia/Pacific,Services Outsourcing in China - Episode 7: Issues when Outsourcing from China
Services Outsourcing in China Episode 7 in a series of 8 interviews with Dr. Philip Hadcroft
25 November 2011 | Videos, China, Global, Asia/Pacific,Services Outsourcing in China - Episode 8: How to Participate in China's Growth
Services Outsourcing in China Episode 8 in a series of 8 interviews with Dr. Philip Hadcroft
25 November 2011 | Videos, China, Global, Asia/Pacific,Setting Up Contact Centre’s In Emerging Markets: Our China Experience
Our client had already established a team in the market and needed to work with us to design, develop and implement a programme to be able to manage t...
15 April 2011 | Resources, Customer Service, Europe, Asia/Pacific, China, Functions, Regions,Shared Services & Outsourcing Week China 2012
Over the past 15 years, SSON’s global flagship series ‘Shared Services Outsourcing Week’ has grown to become to become the industry’s number one gate...
11 May 2012 | Events, Conferences, Functions Other, Asia/Pacific, China,Shareholder satisfaction in a low-growth economy
As 2011 fast draws to a close, most companies will have given thought to their plans for 2012. What revenue growth are you expecting next year? How ha...
25 November 2011 | Articles, Functions Other, Global, All Columns, China,The rise and rise of China – will the bubble burst?
In a recent article by Hamish McDonald of the Sydney Morning Herald about population growth in Asia, McDonald suggested that in mainland China, popula...
28 January 2011 | Articles, Asia/Pacific, China, Australia, Global, All Columns,The World According to Steve
This article originally appeared in Outsource Magazine Issue #24 Summer 2011 He’s a two-time presidential candidate, the editor-in-chief of one...
29 June 2011 | Articles, Finance & Accounting, HR, IT, Procurement, Customer Service, Logistics, Legal, Functions Other, North America / Caribbean, USA, Global, All Columns,What if...?
I wonder sometimes: if outsourcing were to end, what would happen? It is highly unlikely that this would take place instantaneously but it could happe...
02 November 2010 | Articles, Global, All Columns,
Outsource magazine and the ACCA announce an exclusive partnership
