This paper investigates two-stage offshoring as experienced by the Irish sites of two large
global companies, headquartered in the United States, with significant software
development operations. As part of these companies, the Irish sites act as a bridge in their
offshoring arrangements: While the US sites offshore work to Ireland, the Irish sites offshore
work further to India and, hence, have experience of being both customer and vendor in two-
stage offshore sourcing relationships. Using a framework derived from relational exchange …

This paper investigates two-stage offshoring as experienced by the Irish sites of two large
global companies, headquartered in the United States, with significant software
development operations. As part of these companies, the Irish sites act as a bridge in their
offshoring arrangements: While the United States sites offshore work to Ireland, the Irish
sites offshore work further to India and, hence, have experience of being both customer and
vendor in two-stage offshore sourcing relationships. Using a framework derived from …