Strategic Outsourcing at Bharti Airtel Limited

Francisco de Asis  Martinez-Jerez; V.G.   Narayanan; Michele  Jurgens

Case | HBS Case Collection | July 2006 (Revised December 2007)

Strategic Outsourcing at Bharti Airtel Limited

by Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, V.G. Narayanan and Michele Jurgens

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Faced with exponential growth and a competitive telecom environment, Bharti looks for ways to better manage its capital expenditures for telecommunications and information technology. One option is to hand over management of its telecom and IT networks to its vendors. Explores the pros and cons of such an outsourcing arrangement for a company in an industry where technological superiority is considered an essential element in competitive strategy.

Keywords: Innovation and Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Competitive Advantage; Technology Networks; Telecommunications Industry; India;

Format: Print

21 pages

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Martinez-Jerez, Francisco de Asis, V.G. Narayanan, and Michele Jurgens. "Strategic Outsourcing at Bharti Airtel Limited." Harvard Business School Case 107-003, July 2006. (Revised December 2007.)

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