Getting the Most from Offshoring: Home Base Capability Upgrading and Erosion

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Abstract

Tapping into global resources is supposed to improve performance and contribute to a firm’s competitive advantage. However, a high offshoring quota may also lead to erosion of the firm’s home base capabilities and have wider negative implications for both the home base site position and the firm as a whole. The purpose of this chapter is to conceptualize this scenario and propose how its adverse impacts can be addressed. On the basis of a series of workshops with Danish companies, we discuss the need for sourcing and assimilating operations inputs at the home base as a means for sustained innovation and network orchestration.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationResearch in the Decision Sciences for Global Supply Chain Network Innovations
EditorsJan Stentoft, Antony Paulraj, Gyula Vastag
Number of pages17
PublisherPearson Education
Publication date2015
Pages129-146
Chapter7
ISBN (Print)978-0-13-405233-5, 0-13-405233-1
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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