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- Influence
A Dynamic Perspective on Next-Generation Offshoring: The Global Sourcing of Science and Engineering Talent
- S. Manning, S. Massini, Arie Y. Lewin
- Business
- 1 August 2008
The seemingly unlimited availability of science and engineering (S&E) talent in emerging economies and the increasing difficulties of finding such talent in advanced economies have given rise to a… Expand
The Emergence of a Standards Market: Multiplicity of Sustainability Standards in the Global Coffee Industry
- Juliane Reinecke, S. Manning, Oliver von Hagen
- Economics
- 1 May 2012
The growing number of voluntary standards for governing transnational arenas is presenting standards organizations with a problem. While claiming that they are pursuing shared, overarching… Expand
The Political Dynamics of Sustainable Coffee: Contested Value Regimes and the Transformation of Sustainability
- D. Levy, Juliane Reinecke, S. Manning
- Economics
- 1 May 2016
The global coffee sector has seen a transformation towards more ‘sustainable’ forms of production, and, simultaneously, the continued dominance of mainstream coffee firms and practices. We examine… Expand
New Silicon Valleys or a new species? Commoditization of knowledge work and the rise of knowledge services clusters
- S. Manning
- Economics
- 28 February 2013
This paper explores knowledge services clusters (KSCs) as a distinct and increasingly important form of geographic cluster, in particular in developing countries: KSCs are defined as geographic… Expand
Projects, paths, and practices: sustaining and leveraging project-based relationships
- S. Manning
- Business, Psychology
- 10 February 2012
In this article, we examine how project entrepreneurs maintain and leverage long-term project-based relationships in highly uncertain and volatile project businesses with clients and key service… Expand
From Blind Spots to Hotspots: How Knowledge Services Clusters Develop and Attract Foreign Investment
- S. Manning, Joan-Enric Ricart, Maria Soledad Rosatti Rique, Arie Y. Lewin
- Economics
- 30 May 2010
This paper explores local and global dynamics underlying the development of knowledge services clusters, which we define as new geographic concentrations of technical talent and service providers… Expand
Embedding Projects in Multiple Contexts: A Structuration Perspective
- S. Manning
- Sociology
- 31 March 2010
Projects are embedded in multiple systemic contexts, e.g. organizations, interorganizational networks and organizational fields, which jointly facilitate and constrain project organizing. As projects… Expand
The Stability of Offshore Outsourcing Relationships
- S. Manning, A. Y. Lewin, M. Schuerch
- Business
- 1 March 2011
Abstract
Offshore outsourcing of administrative and technical services has become a mainstream business practice. Increasing commoditization of business services and growing client experience with… Expand
National Contexts Matter: The Co-Evolution of Sustainability Standards in Global Value Chains
- S. Manning, F. Boons, Oliver von Hagen, Juliane Reinecke
- Economics
- 26 August 2012
In this paper, we investigate the role of key industry and other stakeholders and their embeddedness in particular national contexts in driving the proliferation and co-evolution of sustainability… Expand
Customizing Clusters
- S. Manning
- Business
- 1 July 2008
Western multinational corporations (MNCs) increasingly locate advanced functions, including product development and engineering, in emerging economies to gain access to lower-cost science and… Expand