The Offshoring Challenge (PDF)

Dr. Torben Pedersen is professor at the Department of Strategic Management and Globalization, Copenhagen Business School. He has published over 100 articles and books concerning the managerial and strategic aspects of globalization and more than 25 teaching cases. His research interests are located at the interface between strategy and international management and with a strong interest in knowledge management, offshoring/outsourcing, and subsidiary entrepreneurship. He is currently co-editor of Global Strategy Journal. Dr. Lydia Bals is head of the department Procurement Solutions (e.g. Procurement Strategy, Risk Management, Sustainability, Organization and Processes) at Bayer CropScience's Global Procurement. Prior to that she worked as a Project Manager at Bayer Business Consulting, Germany. She is a visiting scholar at the Department of Strategic Management & Globalization at Copenhagen Business School since 2008. Her research focuses on globalization of R&D, (offshore) outsourcing of services and sustainable sourcing. She obtained her doctoral degree from EBS European Business School, Germany and made research visits at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, United States.Dr. Peter D. Ørberg Jensen is associate professor at the Department of Strategic Management and Globalization, Copenhagen Business School. Peter D. Ørberg Jensen¿s research is related to various aspects of firm internationalization. His research specializes on the global sourcing of advanced and high-value services and technical functions, and the strategic, organizational and contractural aspects of global sourcing. His career track record includes 11 years in business consulting and a 3-year assignment at United Nations Development Programme. His research is published in highly ranked journals, and he serves as an academic reviewer for a range of international journals in the business and management fields.Marcus M. Larsen