IT Outsourcing practices of German companies.

Since I started my times at ARP and Bechtle in 2017, the topics of Future of Work and Challenges of Mobility were almost my every day lectures. And one of the questions that arised was, how technology can be a solution when the rent of offices and places to live are rising in highly populated cities? It seems that the times when people have to leave their hometown to seek education or job opportunities are staying in the past. The rush of adopting the “Home-Office Experience” for many become true. And certainly for some people who are able to work remotely, also meant that they don’t have to travel or move around the city, therefore there is less traffic, and less cars on the street has also meant less pollution. With the rise of remote work in the last year, the IT industry has shown that it is the leading industry when it comes to work from home. IT outsourcing has been a practice that many worldwide corporations have incorporated as part as their human resourcing plans. Technology advancements, far for being a threat, has shown to open up opportunities that decades ago were unthinkable. Technology has also been a bridge builder when it comes to create jobs all around the world. On my first series of Thought Leaders, I invited Karina Toral to share her master thesis work on IT Outsourcing. I met Karina for the first time at the Hochschule Heilbronn cafeteria. Karina studied the same master as me, International Business and Intercultural Management, one year before. Personal traits that I could say about Karina are that she is friendly, reflective and enthusiastic. Same spirit she showed around the Hochschule Heilbronn community. On a professional level, Karina and I have had the same interests regarding to Digital Marketing and IT, where she currently works at Cobalt as Senior Business Development. In this article, I share with you part of Karina’s Master Thesis related to the topic about IT outsourcing practices in German companies.