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RESEARCH
Ivey is a world leader in international
management research and the development of
innovative learning materials. Through research,
faculty members remain at the forefront of
knowledge and bring to the classroom the
excitement that comes with new developments in
their fields.
Optimizing
Your Supplier Portfolio
Outsource
Magazine
October 2012
by Ning Su
In today’s global
services outsourcing arena,
increasing numbers of companies
adopt “multisourcing”; that is,
they select and combine
information technology (IT) and
business services from multiple
providers. This article analyzes
the benefits and risks of the
multisourcing strategy, and
identifies key decision factors
and best practices for
optimizing firms’ supplier
portfolios.
To read the
article, click
here.
Planting the seeds for business
knowledge
exchange
impact, Volume 18, Number 6
by Romel Mostafa
Although many companies are
reluctant to train foreign
workers without tight controls
to ensure the knowledge remains
in the firm, developing
countries can greatly benefit
from knowledge spillover from
successful companies. The
research of Ivey Assistant
Professor Romel Mostafa reveals
the conditions needed for the
spread of business knowledge in
emerging countries.
To read the
article, click
here.
Co-creating
Value:
The changing face of global outsourcing
impact, Volume 17, Number 2
by Ning Su
Outsourcing today requires more than just
setting up an office in a low-cost country.
Ning Su, Assistant Professor of Information
Systems, explores how companies from
developed economies and emerging markets can
share innovation and knowledge to create
value for each other.
To read the article, click
here.
Ivey is producing a significant and increasing
amount of important Asia-related research -
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Recent/Forthcoming Research
Publications.
This work is taking place by faculty and Ph.D.
students, and can be found in books and leading
journals. Some of our Asia-focused research
includes Cooperative Strategies, Leadership, and
Japanese Foreign Direct Investment (JFDI).
Assisted by the Asian Management Institute, the
volume of Asia-related research is escalating.
This effort contributes to Ivey's ranking as the
top school in the world for International
Strategic Management research in the past decade
(Source: Journal of International Management,
2003).
In the wake of backlash against Made-in-China
toys in 2007, two studies done by Ivey Professor
Paul Beamish and Hari Bapuji at the University
of Manitoba generated significant international
attention. The two studies:
“Toy Recall – Is China Really the Problem?”
and “Toy Import and Recall Levels: Is There a
Connection?” were published by the
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and
quoted in over 200 media outlets. The earlier
research showed that most toy recalls were the
results of design flaws by the creator companies
rather than attributed to Chinese manufacturers.
The follow up findings showed that toy recalls
have increased at a faster rate than the
increase in imports from foreign countries.
Also, design-related recalls were higher, and
increased faster, than manufacturing-related
recalls, and that the trends were less
pronounced for Chinese-made toys.
In 2008, “Toy Recalls and China: One Year
Later”
was published by the
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. This
paper analyzes the data on toy recalls and notes
that the number of recalls continued to increase
in 2008. However, the total number of toy units
recalled appears to be decreasing. This decrease
in units, relative to recalls, is particularly
salient for toys recalled for excessive levels
of lead. Further, a marginal increase in the
recalls of toys made in countries other than
China is noted. |
