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Soon most of the management will be outsourced as well. It makes sense to have someone who understands the culture of the workers.
by kstv 16y ago
Soon most of the management will be outsourced as well. It makes sense to have someone who understands the culture of the workers.
- sabat 16y agoI've been thinking this for years. Why not just outsource management?
- bediger 16y agoOr the lawyering. The law department seems like a very costly line item, one that could be done remotely, as long as you set up the proper procedure for the outsourced lawyers to follw.
- joebananas 16y agoBecause they're the ones deciding what gets outsourced.
- sabat 16y agoYou're right, of course, and I meant my comment more rhetorically than it appeared. From the point of view of a board of directors or senior mgmt, if outsourcing is such a good idea, why not outsource management? It would be more cost-effective, and just as efficient.
- valjavec 16y agoNot too wise. Google for "787 Dreamliner outsourcing". It was costly experience for Boeing.
- anonymous246 16y agoSee my comment above. You're confusing outsourcing, offshoring, and offshore outsourcing.
- ShabbyDoo 16y agoI wonder what percentage of the companies surveyed plan to employ R&D employees directly. Were Boeing's problems due to offshoring or outsourcing?
- ckcheng 16y agoWSJ article seems to be talking about offshore R&D work, not necessarily outsourced R&D work. 787 Dreamliner problems seems to be due to outsourcing to contractors and subcontractors (combined with offshoring): http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/15/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20110215 http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/15/business/la-fi-hiltz...