TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to serve as a response to the article “Innovation returns from offshored IT R&D”.Design/methodology/approach– The paper highlights two aspects relating to captive centres and R&D offshoring: what R&D is offshored, and understanding foreign direct investment decisions in the context of captives.Findings– Many captive centres have gone through a complex evolutionary path during which they have evolved from a cost centre to become a profit centre. WNS and Genpact are just two examples of such behaviour. Such an approach, and in many cases a reality, should change our approach as to how we assess the returns on offshoring investment by simply taking into account the strategic intent behind such an investment.Originality/value– This article serves as a response to the research paper “Innovation returns from offshored IT R&D” by Datta and Bhattacharyya in this issue.
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
SN  - 1753-8297
DO  - 10.1108/17538291211221942
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/17538291211221942
AU  - Oshri Ilan
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - Innovation returns from offshored IT R&D: a response article
T2  - Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 36
EP  - 38
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -