Moving White Collar Jobs

Length: The guideline is 2 pages, double-spaced (Times Roman 12 font with

standard 1” margins). APA

This paper will give you the opportunity to understand how emerging countries are

managing human capital in the tightening global labor market. According to a 2008

McKinsey Global Institute study, countries outside of the United States are presenting

an opportunity for highly qualified, cost-effective alternatives to US-educated/based

professional talent. For instance, Morocco is now home to offshore centers for French

and Spanish companies requiring fluent speakers of their home languages. Neighboring

Tunisia has used its modern infrastructure, business-friendly regulations, and stable,

low-cost workforce to attract companies such as Siemens. Vietnam offers university

graduates who have strong mathematics skills; speak French, English, German, or

Russian; and do not demand high wages. In choosing a location, companies will have to

focus less on low wages and much more on other ways that candidate cities can fulfill

their business needs. They will also have to be much more rigorous in articulating

precisely what they require from an offshore location.

This paper will allow you to explore answers to the following questions: Should we move

white-collar jobs to offshore environments? With pressures on CEOs and business

leaders of all ranks to increase shareholder value by reducing costs, one of the options

in consideration is the opportunity to move white-collar professional positions to Outside

US. You must have at least three references (total) to the Hill text, the Ascent of Money

videos, your relevant website material, Wall Street Journal, etc. citing using APA.

This paper is designed for you to compare and contrast the pros and cons of moving

white-collar jobs offshore. By comparing the two points of view, you will be able to better

understand how a company chooses (knowingly or unknowingly) to adopt a particular

position and how this decision will affect the economy of the US and the company that

receives the job influx.

Your paper will consider the following questions:

1. What benefits result from the outsourcing of skilled white collar jobs to

developing nations?

2. Who are the losers?

3. Will developed nations like the US suffer from the loss of skilled and high

paying jobs to developing nations? Is there a difference between the

transference of high-paying white collar jobs, such as computer

programming and accounting to developing nations and low-paying bluecollar

jobs?

4. If so, what is the difference, and should government do anything to stop

the flow of white-collar jobs out of the country?

5. Be sure to Canada as a comparison to the US.

Once again, you will find very helpful information on any company that you choose on

their Websites and by researching recent press releases. Remember you cannot use

Wikipedia as a source.

Introduction

Does the introduction explain what the paper is about? Does it give a quick

overview of pros and cons analysis?

Analysis

Does the paper have three to five main points that are supported by references in

the text with page numbers of analyzing all of the variables?

Does the analyses connect to your introduction and conclusion and the “heart of

your hypothesis?

NOTE:  make sure Canada is used as the comparison to the U.S.