About Globalization of Services
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The ‘Globalization of Services’ research initiative takes a holistic and objective look at accelerating global trade in services, and examines the related corporate and public policy issues in emerging and developed economies. It brings together influential leaders from business, public policy and academia to create and aggregate intellectual capital, and to identify best practices in this area. >> more
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FEATURED CONTENT
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Globalization of Service Activities
Policy Brief No. 7, September 2004
By Dr. S. Narayan, Chief Economic Advisor to Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2003-2004
Technology, communication and, most importantly, the Internet have made trade in services a global and nearly seamless phenomenon. The strong growth in the service sector, coupled with the tendency of U.S. firms to move service activities to cheaper, more efficient locations, has resulted in the recent acceleration of this trend. The increase in the offshoring of service activities and fears about the resulting migration of American jobs overseas will continue to draw nationwide attention.
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BUSINESS LEADERS: INTERVIEWS & PRESENTATIONS
Peter Bendor-Samuel spoke at WDI Global Impact Speaker Series
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Peter Bendor-Samuel is the founder and chief executive officer of Everest Group and a leading international authority on strategic business solutions and achieving optimal business transformation results through outsourcing.
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Conferences
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Globalization of Services: Framing the Issues
September 15 - September 16, 2005, Ann Arbor, MI
This workshop will focus on business and policy implications of increasing global trade in services. It will bring together a select group of leading academics and practitioners from around the world to share their research and experiences, and to help frame WDI research agenda on this topic. >> more |