LONDON, ON, May 6, 2014 – For two decades the offshoring of manufacturing dominated the global economic landscape. Today, the offshoring of services, such as financial or information technologies, is driving an even more profound transformation in the way we think about the economy.
That’s why businesses need to think about the opportunities beyond their country’s boundaries.
At an event at Ivey Business School on May 8 called Services Shift: The Next Wave of Globalization, Ivey Dean Bob Kennedy will explain why the offshoring of services is more than moving call centres and basic business processes to another part of the world. It is a fundamental reorganization of work, giving companies access to the best combination of talent, resources, and local markets.
He’ll draw on research from his book, The Services Shift: Seizing the Ultimate Offshore Opportunity, which details how high-skilled services are joining the migration offshore.
EVENT DETAILS
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Location: Leenders Lounge, Second Floor, Ivey Business School
Media opportunities:
5-6 p.m. – Presentation by Ivey Dean Bob Kennedy
Parking:
Western University will open one set of gates at the Springett Parking Lot at 4 p.m. for event attendees. This is the third gate and the one closest to Western Road as you drive in. Please do not park in the lot next to the Ivey building as this lot is patrolled by Western Parking and tickets will be issued.
About the speaker
Dean Bob Kennedy is the ninth Dean of the Ivey Business School and holds the Lawrence G. Tapp Chair in Leadership. He comes to Ivey from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, where for the past 10 years he has led the William Davidson Institute (WDI), a non-profit research and educational institute that focuses on business and policy issues in emerging market economies. During the same time, Kennedy served as the Director of the Ross School Global Initiative and as the Tom Lantos Professor of Business Administration at Ross, teaching corporate strategy and international business courses in the MBA, EMBA, and Executive Education programs. A well-known scholar, speaker, and educator, Kennedy’s research focuses on the opportunities and challenges facing businesses in developing countries. He is a graduate of MIT, Stanford and Harvard, and taught at Harvard Business School for 10 years prior to joining the Ross School of Business.
About the Ivey Business School, Western University
The Ivey Business School (www.ivey.ca) at Western University is Canada’s leading provider of relevant, innovative and comprehensive business education. Drawing on extensive research and business experience, Ivey faculty provide the best classroom experience, equipping graduates with the skills and capabilities they need to tackle the leadership challenges in today’s complex business world. Ivey offers world-renowned undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as Executive Education at campuses in London (Ontario), Toronto and Hong Kong.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Ivan Langrish
Senior Manager, Media Strategy
416-203-0664
ilangrish@ivey.ca
