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A productive search query on Google Scholar is ( link ) A productive search query on Scopus is ( link ) A productive search query on Web of Science is ( link ) There is a gap in the literature on... This research is important because... The audience for my paper is... I was puzzled by... I didn't expect to find...

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Kierán Cox from the NSAI (National Standards Authority Ireland) delivered a seminar on standards and their role in product design and market making. Key terms: metrology, standardization, conformity, assessment.  Where do standards fit within the EU Single Market strategy? A standard specifies: how a product should be made (fundamental standard); what materials can be used; functionality, performance, structure; test criteria (test methods); guidance and good practice (management system standards). While 'standards' do not necessarily mean universal the best examples of the success of standards is when they become universal. Uniformity enables best performance and makes cost savings across manufacture through to usage, expands the size and value of markets through standardised interoperability or compatibility between devices/systems/etc. There is a tension between a standard versus standardisation. Standards may become a technical barrier to trade, yet standards confer benefi...

The danger with cultural comparison is the resort to stereotypes, assuming all members of a group share exactly the same attitudes and beliefs to the same detail and extent. Hofstedian analysis makes for entertaining armchair discussion but offers a poor basis for personal judgement. The quantification of such measures is also inherently problematic as the dimensions of culture are not objectively determined, measurable nor commensurate with each other even if they can be agreed on. Culture is thought of as a collective concept where a group of people share distinctive values, symbols and norms. Geert Hofstede ( link ) has made a science out of comparisons that aggregate stereotypes of culture as national (country level) properties. Simply put, he positions culture as a set of properties, that collectively constitute a typical national character and typical behaviour. How tenable are a quantified measures of: power distance, individualism, masculinity/femininity, uncertainty avoidance,...

Session 9 Case: Managing Global Local https://managingglobalsourcing.blogspot.ie/2011/01/managing-global-local.html Thumbnail story of the case: the situation is... yes and... Small group discuss and debrief list of: situation, issues, challenges Small group discuss and debrief list of: recommendations, remedy, suggestions Talk to Declan in the first person "Declan, how is...?" "Declan, do you...?" "Declan, I think you should consider..." Session 9 Reading for Discussion Vlaar et al. (2008) Cocreating Understanding and Value in Distributed Work: How members of onsite and offshore vendor teams Give, make, demand, and break sense. MIS Quarterly, 32/2, pp. 227-255 Article analysis Thumbnail story of the case (not the theory or discussion or literature): the situation is... yes and... Highlight the one key quote (in your opinion) - and a backup key quote (or more). Prompts for discussion: What is surprising about the case? "I was puzzled by..." What ...

A reminder that the next three sessions allocate time to a narrow selection of papers from the reading list and to three cases (one each week) to be read in advance, work on and discuss in class. If time allows we will also work on the term paper. Tuesday 27th March as follows: Session 8 Case: Core Banking https://managingglobalsourcing.blogspot.ie/2011/01/core-banking-source.html Knowledge gaps? Personal knowledge gaps - leading to new knowledge (self-learning) "Things I know" - representations, framing, devices and theories? Country attractiveness Sourcing models Decision models Supplier perspective Capabilities and strategies The client perspective Knowledge management Outsourcing lifecycle Global, distributed, teams: strategies, techniques, tools, attitude, beliefs Issues on the horizon Power, ethics Activities, practices, processes, structures Actors, relationships, network Communication, coordination, collaboration Subject, object(ive) or outcome, division of labour, co...