The Services Shift: Seizing the Ultimate Offshore Opportunity, by Robert E. Kennedy

Mark H Robinson an entrepreneur and consultant reviewed Bob's book on his web site "Cogitations and Provocations"

The Services Shift: Seizing the Ultimate Offshore Opportunity, by Robert E. Kennedy with Ajay Sharma. This book could be retitled ‘Everything you always wanted to know about offshoring but didn’t know who to ask’ because, once you read it, you will have a pretty good understanding of both what is already happening, and perhaps more importantly, what will likely happen next.  If you are a corporate decision maker considering an offshore service solution, or a public policy maker struggling with the issue of balancing the demands for better cost efficiency in government with a public distaste for shipping American jobs offshore, you will gain a great deal of very useful insight from The Services Shift.  If you are involved in the outsourcing industry, whether your employer is based in the US or in an offshore ‘destination’ you can’t afford not to read it.   Click here to read the entire review

By now, most business people, pundits, and politicians in the United States and other developed nations have come to grips with the phenomenon of manufacturing jobs moving offshore: The process is variously referred to as "outsourcing" or "offshoring." But a far bigger wave of change is approaching the shores of those same developed nations: the globalization of services. Where are the jobs going?

Which companies benefit—or could benefit? How exactly does services offshoring work? How do you "get in the game"? Who makes a good partner? And what are the policy implications? (more)

May 20, 2009

Understanding Globalization: The Services Shift
Stan Lepeak, Managing Director of EquaTerra and EquaSiis Global EquaTerra reviewed our blog and Bob's book on his web site EquaSiis.com. His comments are noted below:

"Those of you immersed in global sourcing on a daily basis will appreciate and understand the reality of the global business environment that Bob comprehensively presents and analyzes in the book. This book is an especially good read for business unit leaders tasked with dealing the globalization and global sourcing on a daily basis and needing a firm grounding of what these phenomenon are and are not and where they are going.  As the new administration in the U.S. as well as governments in many other countries increasingly flirt with more protectionist trade policies replete with (mostly) good (albeit unrealistic) intentions and dangerous consequences, well grounded and intelligent discourse on globalization and global sourcing like that found in Bob's book is more important than ever."