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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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2005
(Revised from original 2004 version)
Offshoring at Global Information Systems, Inc.
by
William E. Fruhan Jr.
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Abstract
This case explores the topic of offshoring high-tech jobs several perspectives. The issues presented include determining the stock price consequences of offshoring, examining the economic consequences of the offshore job to both the transferring and receiving countries, considering the competitive consequences of not offshoring, and thinking through the challenge of investing in a career that is vulnerable to future offshoring.
Keywords: Economy;
Stocks;
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Personal Development and Career;
Competition;