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Is My Job 'Offshorable'? You Might be Surprised: In a much debated research paper last year, Princeton economist Alan S. Blinder concluded that up to 38 million jobs, or 29 percent, of US jobs are potentially offshorable within the next couple of decades -- that is, capable of being outsourced to workers in other countries. ...; Tags: Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Sean Silverthorne, Business Operations, Workforce Management, It Operations, Human Resources, Outsourcing, Offshoring, Blinder, Recruitment & Selection, Worker, Job; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Are You Spending Your Time the Right Way? | HBR IdeaCast: Managers who manage their time well not only get more accomplished, but they also set the tone for employees to be more proactive about their own schedules. Melissa Raffoni, author of the Harvard Business Review article "Are You Spending Your Time the Right Way?", shares techniques that will help you...; Tags: It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, BNET Staff, Online Communications, Marketing, E-mail, Outsourcing, Team Management, Product Marketing, Internet, Productivity, Podcasts; Blog posts 2008-07-09
The Future of Business According to Vernor Vinge: The future of business will be dominated by freelancers who affiliate with each other on a temporary basis and rarely go into an office. Why should they? The network technology will be so advanced that the real world will be largely forgotten, thanks to virtual worlds built on top...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Michael Fitzgerald, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Business Operations, It Operations, Networking, Neuron, Vinge, Outsourcing, Government; Blog posts 2008-07-02
The 10 Rules of Successful Consulting: The Find: A veteran consultant offers his top ten tips on how consultants can best serve their clients (even in spite of clients' occasional irrationality). The Source: The blog of software developer and occasional consultant, Chad Myers. The Takeaway: Techie Chad Myers uses his...; Tags: Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Jessica Stillman, Blog, Consulting, Blogging, Outsourcing, Internet, It Operations, Business Operations, Consultant; Blog posts 2008-06-25
Manage Your Network with Spiceworks 3.0: Remember Spiceworks, the amazingly powerful free network-management tool? Version 3.0 of this SMB gem just dropped, bringing with it a host of new and improved features. Highlights include: Faster performance and network scanning. Improved device detection (so you get fewer "unknowns"). Exchange server monitoring. ...; Tags: Network, Spiceworks, Help Desk, Networking, It Operations, Rick Broida; Blog posts 2008-06-23

7 Key Points of "Globality": While the global economy has been a hot topic for at least two decades, it is in constant need of updating. A new book, "Globality. Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything," written by three Boston Consulting Group experts, does the job nicely. The update, by Harold...; Tags: Peter Galuszka, Free Trade, Outsourcing, Quality, Finance, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Economy, India; Blog posts 2008-06-18
Despite Huge Trade, U.S. and China Have Issues: The total value of trade between China and the United States was worth a brisk $387 billion in 2007 (.pdf), according to the Congressional Research Service. (And it's not only the U.S. that is investing in China; China is also investing in the U.S.) So it's not...; Tags: Business Operations, It Operations, Security, Outsourcing, Hacking, Government, Productivity, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, China, U.S., Michael Mattis; Blog posts 2008-06-16
The Flip Side: China Outsourcing to the U.S.: Outsourcing to China has been the rage for more than 20 years, but how about the flip side? China is quietly outsourcing to -- and seeking investments in -- the United States. There is clear evidence of this going on, despite the political controversy in 2005 when...; Tags: Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Business Operations, It Operations, Document Management, Investment, Outsourcing, Such IPO, Chinese Firm, China, U.S., Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Managerial Accounting, Peter Galuszka; Blog posts 2008-06-12
China: An Outsourcer's Survival Guide: Manufacturing in China can be a golden opportunity — or a royal pain. We'll show you the right way to build overseas partnerships that work.You've heard the horror stories: chemical-laced toothpaste, tainted seafood, lead-coated toys. Partnering with Chinese manufacturers and suppliers may save millions, but in light of these problems,...; Tags: BNET Feature Package, Global Strategy, Manufacturing, Jake Swearingen, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing, Outsource, China, Finance, Business Structures; Articles 2008-06-06
Do Less Than Your Competitors to Beat Them: I love products made by 37signals and now, thanks to innovation blogger Bill Taylor, I now admire the company as much as what it makes. As Taylor points out in an enlightening Harvard Online post, 37signals lives as a company by the same principles it embraces in...; Tags: Project Management, Blogging, Human Resources, Internet, It service Management, It Operations, Management, Entrepreneurship, Recruitment & Selection, Biotechnology, Tools & Techniques, 37Signals, Sean Silverthorne, Workforce Management; Blog posts 2008-06-05
How Seth Godin Should Read a Business Book: Seth Godin is a gifted packager of ideas for businesspeople. But does he know how to read a business book? His post on just that topic, How to read a business book , is getting a fair amount of attention on the Web (he links to about...; Tags: Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Michael Fitzgerald, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing, Business Book, Seth Godin; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Best Countries for Global Expansion: How to keep your business growing during a slowdown? Make the leap overseas. Here are 10 countries for expansion — and why they're the places to be.While the U.S. economy has slowed, demand for foreign business investment is still on the rise in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Extending...; Tags: BNET Feature Package, Foreign Markets, Global Expansion, International, Global Strategy, Jake Swearingen, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Business Operations, It Operations, Strategy, Outsourcing, Expansion, U.S.; Articles 2008-04-22
United Mechanics Join the Teamsters: For the past couple of years, the mechanics at United have been embroiled in a union representation fight. It all came to a head yesterday when just over 60 percent of the mechanics voted to leave AMFA and join the Teamsters. AMFA used to be the...; Tags: Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing, Teamsters, Mechanics, Brett Snyder; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Who's Your City: How Creative Class Cities Will Beat the Recession: In this interview with BNET, Richard Florida explains why his latest book "Who's Your City?" matters to workers during a recession and how a business's location affects not only the talent pool, but also its ability to innovate. ...; Tags: Recession, Hillary Clinton, Economic Conditions, Urban Communities, Knowledge Worker, City, Creative Class, Books, Richard Florida, Paul Kaihla, Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, It Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Obama, NorCal, Florida, Politics, BNET Feature, Barack Obama, John McCain; Articles 2008-03-20
Business Hacks Poll: Have You Tried Outsourcing?: It's unofficial poll day here at Business Hacks! As I've written about here before, there are a bunch of sites out there that allow folks like us to hire one-off help for a variety of jobs from coding to administrative tasks to secretarial work. There's also Lifesourcing, in which you...; Tags: Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing, Outsource, David Goldenberg; Blog posts 2008-03-04
The Best Bets to Build Out Your Intranet: JupiterMediaâ€™s Intranet Journal just announced its readersâ€™ choices for product of the year in five categories surrounding intra-company communication and workflow. Google prevailed in two categories, being chosen as both the yearâ€™s best Semantic Tool and the best Enterprise Search Tool. Blogger beat out...; Tags: Jeff Palfini, Management, Internet, Finance, Software, Enterprise Software, Tools & Techniques, Blogging, Project Management, Managerial Accounting, Content Management, Jupitermedia Corp., Mindjet, Document Management, Intranet, It Operations, It service Management; Blog posts 2008-02-22
Do Your Customers Value You?: B2B sales is all about providing value. But do your customer really value you and your firm? And if so, how much? The brainiacs at CSO Insights have done a lot of high quality research into why customers value certain vendors while treating others as...; Tags: Geoffrey James, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Business Operations, It Operations, Internet, Strategy, Management, Finance, E-business/E-Commerce, Outsourcing, B2B, Business Structures, B2B Sale, Strategic Planning, Customer, Product; Blog posts 2008-02-18
Countrywide's Mozilo Tries To Pull a Fast One on Compensation: Countrywide Financial Chief Executive Officer Angelo Mozilo seems to have finally obtained some public relations advice--he's announcing that he'll voluntarily give up $37.5 million in severance and consulting pay in connection with Bank of America's takeover of his failed firm. HeÂ made this announcement the day before Countrywide reported $422 million...; Tags: Consulting, Compensation, Shareholder, Countrywide, Angelo Mozilo, Public Relations, Outsourcing, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Corporate Communications, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Finance, William J. Holstein; Blog posts 2008-01-29
Psychology of "A" Players: Dr. Kerry Sulkowicz, founder and principal of the Boswell Group, outlines the fundamental differences between the "A" players and "B" players on a sales team. Boswell Group is a consulting firm that specializes in the psychology of business.; Tags: Video, Psychology, Player, Boswell Group, Sales Strategy, Outsourcing, Team Management, Sales Force Management, Sales, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management; Videos 2008-01-24
Strategic Psychological Intelligence: Dr. Kerry Sulkowicz, founder and principal of the Boswell Group, explains how he has helped executives gain an edge in high-stakes negotiations. Boswell Group is a consulting firm that specializes in the psychology of business.; Tags: Video, Boswell Group, Free Trade, Outsourcing, Finance, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; Videos 2008-01-24