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                                Cuts both ways

> American multinational companies outsource manufacturing to China. Why
> can't a Chinese company outsource management to the United States?
>

Via Mises Economic Blog [1], “Chinese Buyer of PC Unit Is Moving to I.B.M.'s
Hometown [2]”

Now this is a twist—China outsourcing to us, and what they're outsourcing is
interesting—management! I've often heard jokes about US (United States)
companies to outsource CEO (Chief Executive Officer)s as a way to cut costs,
but here we have a Chinese company that's outsourcing their CEO operations to
us.

I'm not sure what to make of this. Ironic, in a way sure.

So does this doom us as a country of middle to high management?

Monday, January 3^rd, 2005

A friend who works at IBM [3] sent the following:

> Believe me, the move is only temporary.
>
> The only reason Levono is having anything to do with the United States is
> because, as part of the deal, IBM still retains an 18% share in the PC
> (Personal Computer Company) Company.
>
> Remember, I work with these types of people every day. It's a good thing
> they're staying here. If you sent our management over to China, the land
> mass would be thrown into total chaos by year's end and they'd be strung up
> in Tienmen Square as enemies of the people.
>


[1] http://www.mises.org/blog/archives/002909.asp
[2] http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/25/business/worldbusiness/25lenovo.html?
[3] http://www.ibm.com/

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