Executive Summary

The Debate Surrounding Offshoring and Its Effect on Employment

Posted July 31, 2010 | Leadership |
Sara Cullen

Although offshoring has existed in a variety of forms for decades, its controversy continues unabated. The debate includes whether offshoring actually saves money or not, what activities are and are not good candidates for offshoring, and most controversial of all, its effect on employment in the consuming countries.

About The Author
Sara Cullen
Dr. Sara Cullen is Managing Director of The Cullen Group, a boutique firm offering consulting, publications, and education regarding commercial agreements, a Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and a Research Associate at the London School of Economics. She was former National Partner at Deloitte in Australia, where she ran the outsourcing consulting division and was the Global Thought Leader for outsourcing. Dr. Cullen specializes in the… Read More
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Alejandro Rosales
Alejandro Rosales specializes in business intelligence and customer relationship management (CRM). Mr. Rosales has worked for Oracle, consulting to clients across different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in diverse industries such as banking, telecommunications, media, and fast-moving consumer goods. Currently, he works for Red Rock Consulting, an Australian-based consulting and managed services provider. Since starting his career… Read More
Nupur Gupta
Nupur Gupta is a Senior Consultant with PwC in Melbourne, Australia. Ms. Gupta's experience includes auditing IT controls, financial and ERP applications, SLA compliance, and SOX compliance in organizations across the Asia-Pacific region. She holds a bachelor's degree in business information systems from RMIT University, a master's degree in IS from the University of Melbourne, and is a certified IS auditor. She can be reached at nupur.gupta@au.… Read More
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