Program Agenda
Presented by
Temple CIBER
The Institute of Global Management Studies and
The Fox School of Business and Management
in collaboration with
Duke CIBER and
Offshoring Research Network (ORN)
Thursday, April 3, 2008
5:00 - 7:00 PM Opening Reception, Sofitel Hotel Lobby
Friday, April 4th - Saturday, April 5th. 2008
2008 Conference Schedule
Session 1 |
Session 2 |
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April 4 |
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7:00am – 8:00am |
Breakfast |
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8:00am - 8:45am |
Welcome and Introduction Arvind Phatak, Fox School of Business, Temple CIBER Masaaki Kotabe and Ram Mudambi, Fox School of Business Moshe Porat, Dean, Fox School of Business Arie Lewin, Duke University CIBER |
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9:00am - 10:30am |
1.1 Panel 1: Global Sourcing of Goods and Services: Lessons Learned, Emerging Trends, and Enduring Challenges Janet Y. Murray, University of Missouri – St. Louis Mary Lacity, University of Missouri – St. Louis Joseph W. Rottman, University of Missouri – St. Louis |
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10:30am – 11:00am |
Break |
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11:00am - 12:30pm |
2.1 Theory and Practice |
2.2 Legal, Political, and Ethical Issues in Offshore Outsourcing |
12:30pm – 2:00pm |
Lunch |
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2:00pm - 3:30pm |
3.1 Costs and Benefits of Outsourcing |
3.2 Technology Sourcing and Organizational Factors |
3:30pm – 4:00pm |
Break |
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4:00pm - 5:30pm |
4.1 Global Sourcing of Knowledge and Talent |
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April 5 |
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8:00am - 9:00am |
Breakfast |
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9:00am - 10:30am |
5.1 Panel 2: Outsourcing and Offshoring Research in Europe Michael J. Mol, University of Readiing and London Business School
Torben Pedersen, Copenhagen Business School Niccolo Pisani, IESE Business School |
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10:30am – 11:00am |
Break |
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11:00am - 12:30pm |
6.1 Implementation Issues in Global Sourcing |
6.2 IT Offshoring |
12:30pm – 2:00pm |
Lunch, "Best Paper Awards" |
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2:00pm-3:30pm |
7.1 Offshoring in the Indian Context |
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4:00pm-5:30pm |
8.1 Panel 3: Location and the Control of Knowledge Resources
Peter Buckley, University of Leeds Martin Carter, University of Leeds Henrik Dellestrand, Uppsala University Ram Mudambi , Temple University Tim Swift, Temple University |
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Paper Composition
2.1 Theory and Practice
Jussi Hätönen Taina Paju |
30+ Years of Research and Practice of Outsourcing: Exploring the Past and Anticipating the Future |
Constant D. Beugré William Acar |
An Interorganizational Justice Model of Offshoring |
Hussam A. Al-Shammari |
The Effects of Culture and Institutional Context on Inter-Country Variance of Outsourcing Practices |
2.2 Legal, Political, and Ethical Issues in Offshore Outsourcing
Jonathan P. Doh |
The Ethics of Offshoring |
Srividya Jandhyala |
De jure & De facto Property Rights Protection and MNC Location Choices |
Ashutosh Dixit Rajshekhar Javalgi Robert F. Scherer |
Outsourcing to Emerging Markets: Managerial and Public Policy Implications |
3.1 Costs and Benefits of Outsourcing
Michael Mol |
The Outsourcing Process |
Andrea Martínez-Noyaa Esteban García-Canal |
R&D Services Outsourcing: Who, What, Where, and Why |
Shashi Matta Valerie Folkes |
Consumers’ Perceptions of Offshored Service Providers: Cross-over or Cross-out? |
3.2 Technology Sourcing and Organizational Factors
Sjoerd Beugelskijk Torben Petersen Bent Petersen |
Is There A Trend Towards Global Value Chain Specialization?: An examination of Cross-Border Sales of U.S. Foreign Affiliates |
K. Scott Swan Brent B. Allred |
Does ‘The China Option’ influence Subsidiary Technology Sourcing Strategy? |
Farok Contractor Pooja Thakur |
The Determinants of the Degree of Externalization of Clinical Trials and its Geographical Coverage: In-House versus Outsourcing versus Offshoring |
4.1 Global Sourcing of Knowledge and Talent
Niccolò Pisani Joan Enric Ricart |
Offshoring and the Global Sourcing of Talent |
Kyle Mayer Deepak Somaya Ian O. Williamson |
Outsourcing Knowledge-based Services |
J. Jay Choi Xiaotian Tina Zhang |
Does International Outsourcing Add Value? Evidence on Flexibility |
6.1 Implementation Issues in Global Sourcing
Michael Mol Masaaki Kotabe |
Overcoming Inertia: Drivers of the Outsourcing Process |
Arie Lewin Stephan Manning Marc Schurch |
The Sustainability of Offshore Outsourcing Relationships: The Role of Contracts and Client-specific Investments |
Gerhard Trautmann Evi Hartmann Lydia Bals |
Achieving Coordination and Synergies in Integrated Network Structures: The Case of Hybrid Purchasing Organizations |
6.2 IT Offshoring
Naveen Kumar Jain Sumit K. Kundu Fred A. Niederman |
Offshoring Propensity in Information Technology: The Interaction of Firm Imitative Behavior and Host Country Capacity |
Eugene D. Hahn Kraiwinee Bunyaratavej |
Offshoring of Information-intensive Services: Structural Breaks in Industry Life Cycles |
Peter D. Ørberg Jensen |
A Learning Perspective on the Offshoring of Advanced Services |
7.1 Offshoring in the Indian Context
Somnath Lahiri Ben Kedia |
The effects of internal resources and partnership quality on firm performance: An examination of Indian BPO providers |
Nir Kshetri Nikhilesh Dholakia |
Professional Associations in a Nascent and Formative Sector of a Developing Economy: A Case Study of the NASSCOM Effect on the Indian Offshoring Industry |
Arun Kumar Jain |
Strategic Positioning for Indian BPO-ITeS Offshoring Companies |
Forum Co-Chairs
Masaaki Kotabe, Fox School of Business, Temple University
Ram Mudambi, Fox School of Business, Temple University
Program Sponsors
Elsevier Ltd., publisher, Journal of International Management
Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., publisher, Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal
The following CIBERs co-sponsor Duke University’s Offshoring Research Network (ORN): Florida International University, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Temple University, University of Connecticut, University of Hawaii, University of Kansas, University of Maryland, University of Memphis, and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
For more information, please contact:
Kim Cahill, Director, IGMS/CIBER
Managing Editor, Journal of International Management
215.204.3778, kcahill@temple.edu
www.fox.temple.edu/ibrf2008