Lecture 6 - global, ethics, research progress and writing

Global Innovation

Ethical Issues

Discussion of...

...a snapshot of progress on your own particular research country/region:

1. One research article addressing the economic impact, e.g. one or all of: national ITO, BPO, ICT activity, and/or services activity in general.
2. One research article addressing one or more relevant social factors, e.g. unemployment, education, HDI etc.
3. One table summarising some relevant data e.g. over 10-20 years. Probably sourced from UN or World Bank or national statistical agencies.

Global mapping exercises for Apple Corp.

90% of the World's Coltan reserves are located in Africa with most of that coming from the Katanga region in the DR Congo.
In the news: Apple in talks with miners to secure cobalt supplies: source

Apple Inc is talking to major cobalt producers to secure supplies of the material vital for the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that power its mobile phones, three cobalt industry sources said.

"In 2016, we expanded our responsible sourcing efforts beyond conflict minerals to include cobalt. We’re proud to report that 100 percent of our conflict minerals and cobalt smelter/refiner partners are now participating in independent third-party audits to ensure their own business practices are conducted responsibly. Our commitment to responsible sourcing will not waiver and we will continue to drive our standards deep in our supply chain. (Apple Supplier Responsibility, 2017)

Search for "3TG, conflict minerals, illicit trade, coltan, columbite-tantalite, tantalum": source source source
Coltan refining and supply for sale: source source

Lecture 5 - Global Teams Needs

Experiences on Virtual Teams

This survey aims to establish the level of knowledge and experience of virtual teams and their supporting tool-technology combinations among the survey group. The survey is an adaptation of the one carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit in the report "Managing virtual teams Taking a more strategic approach" in 2009.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QQDND2V

Governance

Globally Distributed Teams

Gautam Sonti’s film - An inside view of outsourcing. 

Lecture 4 - Organisations, knowledge, lifecycle

Images of Organization (Morgan, 1986)

The IT outsourcing lifecycle

Governance

And extra research tools for discovering/revisiting good quality scholarly sources…
1. Run a keyword search on your topic at https://www.scopus.com/
2. Run a keyword search on your topic at https://apps.webofknowledge.com/
Note: You will need to be on the campus network to access/unlock the full functionality of these sites

Leaders of Tomorrow 2018 workshop and competition

https://www.accenture.com/ie-en/careers/leaders-of-tomorrow-award

Where and when? E117, Tuesday afternoon February 20th from 4-7pm.
What is the objective? This workshop aims at getting students beyond the pre-idea stage, to help them create that “Oh yeah, that could be something great” moment.
What is it? An inclusive entrepreneurial workshop using Accenture's in-house design thinking and ideation methods.

Each year the <https://www.accenture.com/ie-en/Careers/leaders-of-tomorrow-award> Leaders of Tomorrow competition helps students become successful entrepreneurs.
This year we’re taking it one step further. We want to help all Leaders of Tomorrow 2018 applicants find that big idea* and help turn it into a reality. So what are you passionate about? How can you make a difference?
Aimed at all third level students of technology, design, business, and engineering, there will be a series of competition challenges and workshops to participate in, that will lead to a winning idea selected by a panel of esteemed judges.
We will be on campus on Tuesday, 20/02/2018 in room E117 to introduce you to the competition in the form of a design sprint. Students can work in groups of 5 where we will go from the bare bones of an idea to prototype in 2 hours. If you would like to apply, please follow the link below.
There will be a cash prize of €500 on the day for the winning team.
The overall Leaders of Tomorrow 2018 winner will also receive a cash prize** to help get their business up and running, as well as guidance and mentorship from industry experts every step of the way.
Sign Up <http://accenturegrads.com/#/events/smurfit/222> Here.

Lecture 3 - Assumptions, misunderstanding, realities

Assumptions, misunderstanding, realities

Outsourced (2006) the movie https://goo.gl/XSP9yt

Sourcing models

Supplier capabilities

Client Perspective

Outsourcing 2.0 (an FT video article)

Summer term modules

Information on summer term modules.

MIS40890 Economics of IT & Digital Markets (aka Information Economics)

MIS40930 (new) Management Support Systems (data management, visualisation)

MIS41000 Game thinking: Games in Business and the Business of Games

MIS41180 Reconfiguring Organisations (Reconfiguring Organisations - Net-work(ing) and Identity)

MIS41190 (new) Leadership Phenomenology (Leadership - A Phenomenological Approach)

Lecture 2 - Questions for places and about data

Questions for places and about data

1. What country/region and why is it interesting?
2. Why is my <country/region> an important location?
3. Why makes this <country/region> a good destination?
4. What criteria make a <country/region> attractive?

What Factors? (01)

What Factors? (02)

Looking for primary empirical data sources 

1. Locate the <country/state/region/city> statistical office? 
2. Who provides data on the level of ITO or BPO activity in <country/state/region/city>? 
3. Are organisations for Impact Sourcing operating in <country/state/region/city>? 
4. What scholarly reports address Impact Sourcing in <country/state/region/city>?
5. Find county data for Unemployment rates 1997-2017