06.19.07
The Seven Myths of Outsourcing - WSJ Article
The Wall Street Journal article dated June 16, 2007 and entitled “The Seven Myths of Outsourcing” (at this link) is a great survey of significant issues arising in outsourcing deals. While it points out certain major flaws in the deal-making process, however, it fails to scratch below the surface to the misaligned incentives that give rise to this deal structure. Understanding those reasons is important, too, as seemingly illogical behaviors often has perfectly rational explanations underlying them.
