Offshore Outsourcing: Implications for International Business and Strategic Management Theory and Practice
探讨离岸外包对国际商务和管理理论的启示，评估核心理论的适用性，并提出公共政策与企业战略的规范建议，指出国际劳工和环境标准可缓解部分担忧，但离岸外包仍将持续带来挑战。
abstract In this essay, I discuss the implications of the debate over offshoring for our collective understanding of international business and management theories. I review several core theories in international business expansion and management strategy to assess which elements of these theories may need to be re‐specified in light of the offshoring phenomenon and which aspects remain relevant. I then present normative implications and recommendations for public policy and corporate strategy, drawing from emerging insights regarding the global responsibilities of corporations. I suggest that international labour and environmental standards and corporate codes of conduct could mitigate some of the most intense concerns raised about offshoring but conclude that offshoring is likely to present challenges to societies, corporations, and stakeholders for many decades.