Sunday, February 04, 2007
Outsourcing as M&A
The Economist reviews a book by Jean-Louis Bravard where he argues that:0 Comments:
Outsourcing should be treated much like M&A, for which it is in many cases a substitute. That means fully involving the company's top executives in outsourcing decisions, and expecting outsourcing to be subject to the same “degree of public and shareholder scrutiny” as M&A. It also means looking at many of the same things when judging whether a deal will work or not.
Further, "Five Key Areas to Focus On" include financial engineering, legal issues, communications, human resources and tax.
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