Impact of outsourcing in UAE (Research Proposal Sample)

The Impact of Outsourcing on UAE Firms
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The Impact of Outsourcing on UAE Firms
There has been noted improvement in the United Arab Emirates economic growth for the last couple of years. One of the primary contributors to the economic growth has been outsourcing, and it would be significant to understand the dynamics of outsourcing to the overall economic performance. Therefore, the study will explore the topic with hopes of understanding if outsourcing is the answer UAE’s economic positive performance.
Justification
According to Middle East Facility Management Association (2013) the outsourcing levels in UAE are close to reaching levels observed in US and UK. Furthermore, there has been a remarkable improvement in the financial market as a result of the UAE outsourcing. In other words, outsourcing could be the answer to more and bigger financial breakthroughs for UAE. The most important indicator of a flourishing economy is its performance in the financial market, and the Emirates has a remarkable performance. On the other hand, countries such as Oman, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar are yet to exploit the benefits of outsourcing leaving UAE with a competitive advantage fully. Some of the benefits in favor of the GCC countries include the fact that mature markets such as the UK exhausted their market potential. However, countries like the Emirates are still small and are yet to exhaust the benefits of outsourcing fully. Therefore, the benefits associated with outsourcing such as access to high-skilled labor and tapping into locally unavailable resources will give a company a competitive advantage over the others (Heneman et al, 2002). In other words, investigating the impact of outsourcing on the Emirates firms would offer a lot of insight on how to further exploit the market especially with this kind of investment.
Research Methods
Some of the research methods to use in this study will include distribution of questionnaires and conducting interviews. The surveys will address the impact of outsourcing on a particular firm and some of the notable improvements in the company after considering that type of investment. The questionnaires will be for 38 employees in one of the renowned companies in UAE. The interviews would be for the director of the business and a financial advisor working in a public firm or private firm. Information from people in a managerial position would offer insight into attitudes towards the contributions of their outsourced labor (Smith et al, 2000). The questionnaires and interview will contain reassurance statements of confidentiality to the interviewees and the employees as well as the firm used for the study. The questions will address one of the primary concerns that are, understanding the risks of outsourcing (Click & Thomas, 2004). Sample questions are as mentioned below:
1 How long has your company been outsourcing labor?
* 0-5 years
* 6-10 years
* 10 and Above years
1 Please indicate your response in regards to the following statements below:
Your company’s performance improved significantly after outsourcing its labor