Outsourcing: Jean Cholka, President and CEO Of Freeborders (Part 7)

By guest author Tony Scott China versus India in the Outsourcing World Tony: You have worked with Indian outsourcers and now in China. Are there any differences in what people are doing in China? Jean: There are some differences in the markets. Indian companies grew around Y2K, mostly, and the model was different. There was

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Outsourcing: Jean Cholka, President and CEO Of Freeborders (Part 6)

By guest author Tony Scott Managing across Cultures Tony: Do you see a cultural gap between your people in China compared to the U.S. and Western Europe? If so, how do you manage that? Jean: I have a fundamental belief that in the end we are all human beings, so it doesn’t matter what country

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Outsourcing: Jean Cholka, President and CEO Of Freeborders (Part 5)

By guest author Tony Scott An International Workforce in China Tony: Since you were a product company at one point in the past, have you thought about marrying the trading product technology you have created along with the expertise you have developed from providing consulting and outsourced services to create a unique offering?

Outsourcing: Jean Cholka, President and CEO Of Freeborders (Part 2)

By guest author Tony Scott Labor Arbitrage or Value-Added Services? Tony: Let’s talk about labor arbitrage and the drive to outsource, because that’s one of the big questions around outsourcing in general. Many people have the perception that outsourcing is about only labor arbitrage. What percentage of your business do you think is labor-rate arbitrage

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