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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

Recently, Ive seen a lot of discussion about bringing the work back home, since costs have gone up in less-developed countries, there are issues with intellectual property, and time zone and language differences make management difficult. core competency entrepreneur near shoring offshoring outsource startup' Marty Zwilling.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Recently, I’ve seen a lot of discussion about bringing the work back home, since costs have gone up in less-developed countries, there are issues with intellectual property, and time zone and language differences make management difficult. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility.

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

Recently, I’ve seen a lot of discussion about bringing the work back home, since costs have gone up in less-developed countries, there are issues with intellectual property, and time zone and language differences make management difficult. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility.

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Paul Herdsman Of NICE Global: The Benefits Of Utilizing Nearshore Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

While traditional offshoring to Asia or Eastern Europe has always been lauded for its cheap labor, for companies that practice agile, or require better collaboration, communication, and a higher level of engagement, the advantages of nearshore software development are clear. What is the difference between offshoring and nearshoring?

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7 Ethical Fictions Lead Many New Entrepreneurs Astray

Startup Professionals Musings

Business ethics are more about religion than management or leadership. An ethical culture deals with managing values between the individual and the company, to best handle the inevitable conflicts that crop up in every business. Ethics can’t be managed. The reality is different.

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7 Myths About Ethics Which Will Hurt Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Business ethics are more about religion than management or leadership. An ethical culture deals with managing values between the individual and the company, to best handle the inevitable conflicts that crop up in every business. Ethics can’t be managed. The reality is different.

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7 Delusions About Business Ethics Limit Future Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Business ethics are more about religion than management or leadership. An ethical culture deals with managing values between the individual and the company, to best handle the inevitable conflicts that crop up in every business. Ethics can’t be managed. The reality is different.