Research projects

I am working on several research projects that are related to (1) outsourcing and offshoring, and (2) understanding knowledge-related issues in organizations:

 

Ongoing research projects:

 

Strategies for captive centers - ongoing, with Ilan Oshri

 

Understanding of real benefits of outsourcing - ongoing, together with Ilan Oshri

 

Country attractiveness for outsourcing and offshoring

    - Attractiveness of Egypt (completed) - with Leslie Willcocks and Catherine Griffiths

     - Attractiveness of India (completed) - with Ilan Oshri

    - Attractiveness of Russia (ongoing) - with Ekaterina Kuraksina, in collaboration with Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP

 

Understanding the role of a Transactive Memory System in bridging knowledge boundaries  - ongoing, with Bart van den Hooff and Marleen Huysman

 

Managing knowledge  and expertise in globally distributed teams  - ongoing.

    - Expertise management processes and codification (ongoing) - with Ilan Oshri and Harry Scarbrough

    - Managing knowledge in outsourcing relationships (ongoing) - with Ilan Oshri and Leslie Willcocks

    - The role of a Transactive Memory System (completed) - with Ilan Oshri and Paul van Fenema

    - Knowledge-based perspective on coordination (completed) - with Paul van Fenema and Leslie Willcocks

 

Past projects:

 

Managing component-based software development in globally  distributed teams - with Ilan Oshri, Jos van Hillegersberg and Kuldeep Kumar; in collaboration with Tata Consultancy Services, SAP, LeCroy and Baan

 

Social ties and socialization in globally distributed teams - with Ilan Oshri and Leslie Willcocks

 

Information security in networkable devices - with Ilan Oshri and Corey Hirsch