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dc.contributor.authorLewin, Arie Y.
dc.contributor.authorMassini, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorPeeters, Carine
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-02T14:52:54Z
dc.date.available2017-12-02T14:52:54Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.doi10.1057/jibs.2008.92
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12127/5038
dc.description.abstractThis paper empirically studies determinants of decision by companies to offshore innovation activities. It uses survey data from the international Offshoring Research Network project to estimate the impact of managerial intentionality, past experience, and environmental factors on the probability of offshoring innovation projects. The results show that the emerging shortage of highly skilled science and engineering talent in the US and, more generally, the need to access qualified personnel are important explanatory factors for offshoring innovation decisions. Moreover, contrary to drivers of many other functions, labor arbitrage is less important than other forms of cost savings. The paper concludes with a discussion of the changing dynamics underlying offshoring of innovation activities, suggesting that companies are entering a global race for talent.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectOffshoring
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectProduct Development
dc.subjectGlobal Talent
dc.subjectCo-Evolution
dc.subjectSurvey
dc.titleWhy are companies offshoring innovation? The emerging global race for talent
dc.identifier.journalJournal of International Business Studies
dc.source.volume40
dc.source.issue6
dc.source.beginpage901
dc.source.endpage925
vlerick.knowledgedomainStrategy
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dc.identifier.vperid177580
dc.identifier.vperid177579
dc.identifier.vperid160952
dc.identifier.vpubid6249


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