Global Services Location Index (GSLI)

A.T. Kearney's Global Services Location Index™ (GSLI) offers a snapshot for business leaders who must choose among a growing number of locations as well as the policy makers who seek to influence their decisions. Now in its fourth year, the 2007 GSLI comprises more than 40 metrics comparing the financial structure, people skills and business environment of 50 countries worldwide.

Offshoring for Long-Term Advantage
Moving operations to low-cost countries offers a variety of advantages—from reduced wages for qualified workers to historically lower costs for businesses. The question is, are these advantages short-lived? Already, for some locations, the increasingly heated competition for talented and skilled workers has resulted in a rise in wages and attrition rates.
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Global Competition Is Heating Up
Offshoring raises as many questions as it does opportunities. Which locations offer the best blend of skills, costs and business environment? A.T. Kearney’s annual Global Services Location Index evaluates 50 countries to determine the most attractive offshore destinations.
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Building the Optimal Global Footprint
It is no longer a question of offshore versus onshore, or here versus there. Today, there is just one global market to tap into.
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In Offshoring, Execution Is Everything
Despite the complexities involved in offshoring, success follows from a simple if unacknowledged rule: How a company goes into offshoring determines what it will get out of it. Execution trumps all other factors—function, location and business model—in determining why some companies fail while others succeed.
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Making Offshore Decisions
Wondering where to locate? Our Offshore Location Attractiveness Index compares the factors that make countries appealing destinations.
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