Cultural diversity in offshoring: a nuanced contribution of two literatures
Offshoring of services is an increasingly frequent practice among firms. The employment of foreign workers directly leads to cultural diversification of human resources within the business’s value chain. An overview of 76 papers published between 1996 and 2009 in 26 international management journals reveals that culture is exclusively presented as a threat, despite the existence of a literature clearing pointing out the benefits of diversity. Here we propose paths for future research aimed at developing of more nuanced perspective about cultural diversity in an offshoring context.