Essays on Offshore Outsourcing

Introduction

Denning (2013) had written “What Went Wrong At Boeing?” news article and reported about the failure of Boeing in its outsourcing and offshoring when the company outsourced some parts for the manufacturing and development of Boeing 787. The purpose of the article was to explore and explain the more focused and specific mistakes and errors made by Boeing in outsourcing and offshoring handling and strategic decision making. The company aimed to control and reduce the cost of in-house production of those parts for that the company lacks the required efficiencies and skills for such products. In the results of ...

Abstract

Industrial ownership by nation states has been around since the 16th Century in the Western part of the world seeking protection by the Roman Empire. The significance of this act was defined at that time and even though we are in the 21st century those significances has not changed. The support for nation to own industries has made a positive impact to countries that require expansion but with benefits also comes consequences. Some of the action have prompted severe consequences for some causing economy meltdown and negative effects when in comes to global trade. The paper will look at ...

How will Starbucks maintain it?

Abstract

This thesis presents a critical analysis of the business situations faced by Starbucks Corporation over the years. It briefly analyses its business practices and the causes of its decline in sales. It argues how the company’s move to outsource some processes is ethical. This paper also looks at the sensitive side of outsourcing and argues how even the offshore outsourcing is ethical in today’s world of globalization. In order to present the arguments in favour of ethical outsourcing the paper also touches upon concepts in business economics that were present as early as 18th century and were ...