Abstract
Offshoring service work is an accelerating trend. While the cost-savings from offshoring service work are usually clear, operating at a distance also brings with it certain "invisible costs." We combine existing service operations theory with insights from the literature on communications and culture to present a new conceptual framework, organized around interaction intensity and interaction distance. We identify the drivers of these costs. We conclude with recommendations for controlling or attenuating invisible costs in offshoring service work.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 164-179 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of Operations Management |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cost-savings
- Invisible costs
- Offshoring services
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Strategy and Management
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering