ABSTRACT
Drawing on a range of European cases, this edited volume analyses the offshoring and outsourcing of foreign companies, with a focus on territorial embeddedness.
The book opens by developing a theoretical framework and then presents a range of international case studies exploring the experiences of the service hub cities of Brno, Bratislava, Budapest, Krakow, and Prague. Attention is also given to internal and external determinants of embeddedness, with chapters on the employee perspective, the Fintech industry, corporate social responsibility, and the role of universities.
This volume will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in regional economics, economic geography, innovation studies, industrial economics, European economics, and international business.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|84 pages
Theoretical aspects of the embeddedness of outsourcing and offshoring processes
chapter 2|16 pages
Globalisation trends in the service industries
chapter 3|10 pages
The determinants of territorial embeddedness of offshoring and outsourcing firms
chapter 4|14 pages
The importance of new technologies for business development
chapter 5|14 pages
Impact sourcing
chapter 6|19 pages
The development of European business services value chains
part II|67 pages
Dimensions of embeddedness in the outsourcing, offshoring, and global business services sector
chapter 7|11 pages
Bratislava
chapter 8|16 pages
Budapest
chapter 9|15 pages
The development and specific features of outsourcing, offshoring, and knowledge intensive business services in the Czech Republic
part IIIa|25 pages
Internal determinants of the embeddedness of the outsourcing and offshoring sector
chapter 12|11 pages
The embeddedness of firms and employees in Central Europe
part IIIb|39 pages
External determinants of the embeddedness of the outsourcing and offshoring sector
