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The Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction in the Gulf of Mexico
by Mark J Kaiser Brian F SnyderJackups, semisubmersibles and drillships are the marine vessels used to drill offshore wells and are referred to collectively as mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs). MODUs are supplied through newbuild construction and operate throughout the world in highly competitive regional markets. The Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction Market in the Gulf of Mexico examines the global MODU service and construction industry and describes the economic impacts of rig construction in the United States. The industrial organization and major players in the contract drilling and construction markets are described and categorized. Dayrates in the contract drilling market are evaluated and hypotheses regarding dayrate factors are tested. Models of contractor decision-making are developed, including a net-present value model of newbuilding investment and stacking decisions, and market capitalization models are derived. Jackup construction shipyards and processes are reviewed along with estimates of labor, equipment, and material cost in U.S. construction. Derivation of newbuild and replacement cost functions completes the treatise. The comprehensive and authoritative coverage of The Offshore Drilling Industry and Rig Construction Market in the Gulf of Mexico makes it an ideal reference for engineers, industry professionals, policy analysts, government regulators, academics and other readers wanting to learn more about this important and fascinating industry.
Offshore Finance and Global Governance
by William VlcekThis book analyzes shifting international taxation strategies in pursuit of tax nomads, individuals and companies who minimize their tax obligations among multiple countries. Focusing on the efforts of the United States, the collective endeavours of the European Union and the global initiative of the OECD under G20 guidance, it investigates their attempts to understand and control the mechanisms employed by such nomads. The author directs particular attention to intellectual property, used by multinational corporations to move income from high-tax to low-tax locations. Contrary to claims that globalization hinders tax collection, Vlcek argues that state sovereignty and state power remain the defining characteristic of international taxation. The EU and OECD in turn, he concludes, are leveraging cooperation with the US to force other countries to share taxpayer information with them. This significant work will interest economists, political scientists and tax experts.
Offshore Financial Centres and the Law: Suspect Wealth in British Overseas Territories (The Law of Financial Crime)
by Dominic Thomas-JamesThis book considers the ability of island jurisdictions with financial centres to meet the expectations of the international community in addressing the threats posed to themselves and others by their innocent (or otherwise) facilitation of the receipt of suspect wealth. In the global financial architecture, British Overseas Territories are of material significance. Through their inalienable right to self-determination, many developed offshore financial centres to achieve sustainable economic development. Focusing on Bermuda, Turks and Caicos, and Anguilla, the book concerns suspect wealth emanating from financial crimes including corruption, money laundering and tax evasion, as well as controversial conduct like tax avoidance. This work considers the viability of international standards on suspect wealth in the context of the territories, how willing or able they are to comply with them, and how their financial centres can better prevent receipt of suspect wealth. While universalism is desirable in the modern approach to tackling suspect wealth, a one-size-fits-all approach is inappropriate for these jurisdictions. On critically evaluating their legislative and regulatory regimes, the book advances that they demonstrate willingness to comply with international standards. However, their abilities and levels of compliance vary. In acknowledging the facilitatively harmful role the territories can play, this work draws upon evidence of implication in transnational financial crime cases. Notwithstanding this, the book questions whether the degree of criticism that these offshore jurisdictions have encountered is warranted in light of apparent willingness to engage in the enactment and administration of internationally accepted laws and cooperate with international institutions.
The Offshore Renminbi
by Kelvin Lau Robert MinikinThe rise of the renminbi and what it means for forex marketsChinese authorities have ambitious plans to "internationalize" the renminbi, transforming it from a tightly controlled domestic legal tender into a global currency for international trade, held by both private and public sector asset managers. The Offshore Renminbi examines this impending currency revolution, outlining why the emergence of China as a major economic power will likely soon be matched by a transformation of the renminbi's role in the global financial system. It explains how new markets for "offshore" renminbi are developing outside mainland China since the country is not yet ready to fully open up its economy to international capital flows, and the regulations that govern them. The potential growth for the renminbi market is vast, thanks to China's role in the global trading community. The early stages of the internationalization effort were small-scale, but momentum has greatly increased over the past 18 months, making this book more relevant than ever. These developments offer new opportunities (and challenges) for corporate treasurers and investors, as China's profound economic success and growing prominence in global trade may transform offshore renminbi into a new global reserve currency and a legitimate competitor to the U.S. dollar.Explores how the "internationalization" of the renminbi is likely to yield a new global currency to rival the U.S. dollarExamines "offshore" renminbi and the host of new financial markets they have created, from a spot FX market to Dim Sum bonds in Hong KongCovers broad themes of interest to general readers and policymakers, as well as more detailed issues of practical and direct importance to corporate treasurers and investorsThe Chinese government has ambitious plans to make the renminbi a global currency. The Offshore Renminbi explains the complexities of this strategy and the dramatic implications for the global FX markets.
Offshore Service Industry and Logistics Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico
by Mark J KaiserThe purpose of this book is to examine the geospatial and temporal linkage between offshore supply vessels and oil and gas activity in the Outer Continental Shelf Gulf of Mexico, and to model OSV activity expected to result from future lease sales. Oil and gas operations occur throughout the world wherever commercial accumulations exist, but no quantitative assessment has ever been performed on the marine vessels that support offshore activity. The OCS Gulf of Mexico is the largest and most prolific offshore oil and gas basin in the world, and a large number of marine vessels are engaged in operations in the region, but tracking their activity is difficult and requires specialized data sources and the development of empirical models. The challenge of modeling arises from the complexity and size of the system, and the particular limitations governing stochastic difficult-to-observe networks. This book bridges the gap with the latest technological perspective and provides insight and computational methods to inform and better understand the offshore sector. Offshore Service Industry and Logistics Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico is presented in three parts. In Part 1, background information on the life cycle stages of offshore development and activity is reviewed, along with a description of the service vessels and port infrastructure in the region. In Part 2, OSV activity in the Gulf of Mexico is baselined using PortVision data to establish spatial and temporal characteristics of vessel activity. In Part 3, the analytic framework used to quantify the connection between OSVs, ports, and offshore activity is described, and activity expected to arise from the 2012-2017 OCS lease program is forecast. Providing an invaluable resource for academics and researchers, this book is also intended for government regulators, energy and environmental analysts, industry professionals, and others interested in this often-overlooked sector.
Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism (A Norton Short #0)
by Brooke HarringtonAn eye-opening account of offshore finance: a secretive system making the rich richer while corroding democracy, capitalism, and the environment. How do the rich keep getting richer, while dodging the long arm of the law? From playboy billionaires avoiding taxes on private islands to Russian oligarchs sailing away from sanctions on their superyachts, the ultra-rich seem to live in a different world from the rest of us. That world is called offshore. Hidden from view, the world’s ultra-rich can use offshore finance to escape tax obligations, labor and environmental safety regulations, campaign finance rules, and other laws that get in their way. In Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism, sociologist Brooke Harrington reveals how this system works, as well as how it degrades democracy, the economy, and the public goods on which we all depend. Harrington spent eight years infiltrating this secretive world by training as a wealth manager, traveling from glossy European and North American capitals to developing countries in South America and Africa, to islands in the Indian Ocean, Caribbean, and South Pacific regions. Through interviews with dozens of wealth managers in nineteen countries, Harrington uncovered how this global network of offshore financial centers arose from the remnants of colonialism and has created a new, hidden imperial class This engrossing deep dive reveals what offshore finance costs all of us, and how it has colonized the world—not on behalf of any one country, but to benefit a largely invisible empire of a few thousand billionaires, who help themselves to the best society has to offer while sticking us with the bill. As politicians struggle to address the deepening economic and political inequality destabilizing the world, Harrington’s exposé of the offshore system is a vital resource for understanding the most pressing crises of our time.
Offshore Wind Energy Cost Modeling
by Mark J Kaiser Brian SnyderOffshore wind energy is one of the most promising and fastest growing alternative energy sources in the world. Offshore Wind Energy Cost Modeling provides a methodological framework to assess installation and decommissioning costs, and using examples from the European experience, provides a broad review of existing processes and systems used in the offshore wind industry. Offshore Wind Energy Cost Modeling provides a step-by-step guide to modeling costs over four sections. These sections cover: ·Background and introductory material, ·Installation processes and vessel requirements, ·Installation cost estimation, and ·Decommissioning methods and cost estimation. This self-contained and detailed treatment of the key principles in offshore wind development is supported throughout by visual aids and data tables. Offshore Wind Energy Cost Modeling is a key resource for anyone interested in the offshore wind industry, particularly those interested in the technical and economic aspects of installation and decommissioning. The book provides a reliable point of reference for industry practitioners and policy makers developing generalizable installation or decommissioning cost estimates.
Offshoring and working Conditions in Remote Work
by Jon C. Messenger Naj GhoshehAs organizations seek to reduce costs, there has been a growth in service sector offshoring and outsourcing, notably to developing countries. However, despite a burgeoning literature on this phenomenon, little attention has been given to the working and employment that exist in the growing number of business process outsourcing/IT-enabled services' workplaces in developing countries. The authors Ghosheh and Messenger address this by examining and providing an historical context of the development of the industry, with case study analysis in four countries where the industry is large or growing, and give policy advice from employers to policy makers onhow the growth of 'good quality' jobs can be ensured as these industries grow and mature around the world. "
Offshoring at Global Information Systems, Inc.
by William E. FruhanThis case explores the topic of offshoring high-tech jobs several perspectives. The issues presented include determining the stock price consequences of offshoring, examining the economic consequences of the offshore job to both the transferring and receiving countries, considering the competitive consequences of not offshoring, and thinking through the challenge of investing in a career that is vulnerable to future offshoring.
The Offshoring Challenge
by Torben Pedersen Lydia Bals Peter D. Ørberg Jensen Marcus M. LarsenThe continuous search for efficiency gains and the goal of attaining a sustainable competitive advantage have steadily increased the volume of goods and services procured globally from third party vendors. In this context, named as "the next wave of globalization", the offshoring phenomenon has stimulated research and political debates. With the rise of services offshoring, international value chain disaggregation for services has reached a formerly unknown scale. Also, it is increasingly complex transactions, requiring a higher degree of qualification, which are becoming subject to offshoring as well. The Offshoring Challenge: Strategic Design and Innovation for Tomorrow's Organization features selected chapters by an international research community on the topic of offshoring. All potential business models from offshore outsourcing to third party providers are covered, from cooperative arrangements to internal organizational set-ups including captive offshore centers. Contributions have significant insights regarding: the increasing offshoring of knowledge-intensive services; the offshoring process; business models incorporating offshoring; the hidden costs of offshoring; and the administration of offshoring activities within firms The book is aimed at a broad audience of scholars, students and practitioners in the fields of strategy, international business and operations management.
The Offshoring of America
by Juliana Seminerio Jan W. Rivkin Richard H.K. VietorThe movement from jobs in the United States to developing countries, in a process known as offshoring, has become quite a controversial topic. Managers not only need to decide which activities, if any, to move offshore, but where to move them. This case describes the nature of offshoring and its effect on developing countries.
Offshoring of American Jobs: What Response from U.S. Economic Policy? (Alvin Hansen Symposium on Public Policy at Harvard University)
by Jagdish N. Bhagwati Alan S. BlinderTwo leading economists discuss a range of issues relating to the “offshoring” of American jobs, from free trade to unemployment levels.It is no surprise that many fearful American workers see the call center operator in Bangalore or the factory worker in Guangzhou as a threat to their jobs. The emergence of China and India (along with other, smaller developing countries) as economic powers has doubled the supply of labor to the integrated world economy. Economic theory suggests that such a dramatic increase in the supply of labor without an accompanying increase in the supply of capital is likely to exert downward pressure on wages for workers already in the integrated world economy, and wages for most workers in the United States have indeed stagnated or declined. In this book, leading economists Jagdish Bhagwati and Alan S. Blinder offer their perspectives on how the outsourcing of labor and the shifting of jobs to lower-wage countries affect the U.S. economy and what, if any, policy responses are required. Bhagwati, in his colorful and pithy style, focuses on globalization and free trade, while Blinder, erudite and witty, addresses the significance of labor market adjustment caused by trade. Bhagwati's and Blinder's contributions are followed by comments from economists Richard Freedman, Douglas A. Irwin, Lori G. Kletzer, and Robert Z. Lawrence. Bhagwati and Blinder then respond separately to the issues raised. Benjamin Friedman, who edited this volume (and organized the symposium that inspired it), provides an introduction.
Offshoring, Outsourcing and Production Fragmentation: Linking Macroeconomic and Micro-Business Perspectives
by Mariusz-Jan RadloOffshoring, Outsourcing and Production Fragmentation.
Offshoring, Outsourcing and Production Fragmentation: Linking Macroeconomic and Micro-/Business Perspectives
by Mariusz-Jan RadłoIn this book, Radlo increases understanding of offshoring, outsourcing and international production fragmentation, and explains the impact of this phenomenon on the economies and enterprises. Key features include a comprehensive theoretical explanation of offshoring and outsourcing at both macroeconomic and microeconomic level, as well as an explanation of practical consequences of the mentioned phenomenon for the development of the global economy, national economies, concrete industries and enterprises. Unlike other publications, which are often characterized by narrow management or a macroeconomic approach to the analysis of offshoring and outsourcing, Radlo's text offers real insight into the global impact of production fragmentation.
Offshoring Strategies: Evolving Captive Center Models
by Ilan OshriThe evolution of a rapidly growing mode of offshoring, captive centers: basic models, strategies, and case studies of Fortune Global 250 firms.In today's globalized economy, firms often consider offshoring when confronted by rising costs and fierce competition. One mode of offshoring has continued to grow despite the current global economic turmoil: the captive center. Captive centers are offshore subsidiaries or branch offices that provide the parent company with services, usually in the form of back-office activities. In Offshoring Strategies, Ilan Oshri examines the evolution of the captive center. He identifies basic captive center models, examines the captive center strategies pursued by Fortune Global 250 firms, describes current captive center trends, and offers detailed individual case studies that illustrate each model. His analysis highlights the strategic paths available to firms that want to maximize the returns offered by captive centers. Oshri outlines six models for captive centers that range from the basic wholly owned branch office to hybrids and joint ventures and identifies evolutionary paths along which the basic model develops. He analyzes firms' strategies during initial set-up, then tracks the changes as strategies evolve to meet different business needs. The case studies, all based on the Fortune Global 250, include the development of a basic captive unit into a complex hybrid structure; the evolution a captive center into a shared service center offering services to other international firms; the divestment of a captive center to a private equity firm; and the migration of a captive center to a location where costs were lower.
Offsite Architecture: Constructing the future
by Ryan E. Smith John D. QualeArchitects have been intrigued by prefabricated construction since the early twentieth century. Recent advances in design, engineering and manufacturing processes have led to a significant expansion in the use of pre-assembled components, which are fitted to finished structures on site. Collectively, such processes are becoming known as "offsite construction." A ground-breaking text, Offsite Architecture establishes the current – and future – state of thinking in this field. A range of the most highly regarded thinkers and practitioners from around the globe share their ideas and practical findings on offsite prefabrication, examining theory and practice, opportunities and challenges, successes and failures. A timely response to the growing interest in this method, the book provides the fundamental basis for a critical, reflective approach to offsite architecture. Contributions from both academics and professionals make Offsite Architecture required reading for practitioners as well as students taking courses in architecture, prefabrication, construction and engineering.
Offsite-Meetings mit Experience Design inszenieren: Frameworks, Tools und Best-Practice-Beispiele für erfolgreiche Klausurtagungen, Teamworkshops, Strategiezirkel, Ideation Sprints & Co. (essentials)
by Sven PoguntkeEntdecken Sie die Kunst erfolgreicher Offsite-Meetings! Abteilungen, Organisationsbereiche oder ganze Unternehmen treffen sich häufig einmal jährlich zu Klausurtagungen oder Teamworkshops, um wichtige Themen zu besprechen. Dieses essential bietet Ihnen einen umfassenden Leitfaden zur Planung und Durchführung von außergewöhnlichen sowie nutzenstiftenden Offsite-Veranstaltungen. Durch didaktisch optimierte Ablaufpläne, eine zielorientierte Struktur sowie abwechslungsreiche Aktivitäten und Tools wird aufgezeigt, wie die Teilnehmeraktivierung verbessert werden kann. Mit wertvollen Best-Practice-Beispielen, einem bewährten Planungsprozess aus dem Experience Design und hilfreichen Empfehlungen für Follow-up-Maßnahmen unterstützt Sie dieses Werk dabei, unvergessliche Erlebnisse zu schaffen.
Offsite Production and Manufacturing for Innovative Construction: People, Process and Technology
by Jack S. Goulding Farzad Pour RahimianThe offsite and modular market is continuing to grow. This book builds on the success of a number of initiatives, including formative findings from literature, research and development and practice-based evidence (success stories). It presents new thinking and direction from leading experts in the fields of: design, process, construction, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, robotics, delivery platforms, business and transformational strategies, change management, legislation, organisational learning, software design, innovation and biomimetics. This book is particularly novel and timely, as it brings together a number of cogent subjects under one collective ‘umbrella’. Each of these chapters contain original findings, all of which culminate in three 'Key Learning Points' which provide new insight into the cross-cutting themes, interrelationships and symbiotic forces that exist between each of these chapters. This approach also provides readers with new contextualised understanding of the wider issues affecting the offsite market, from the need to embrace societal challenges, through to the development of rich value-laden solutions required for creating sector resilience. Content includes a balance between case studies and practice-based work, through to technical topics, theoretical propositions, pioneering research and future offsite opportunities ready for exploitation. This work includes: stakeholder integration, skills acquisition, new business models and processes, circularity and sustainable business strategies, robotics and automation, innovation and change, lean production methodologies and new construction methods, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, scaled portfolio platforms and customisability, new legal regulatory standards and conformance issues and offsite feasibility scenario development/integration.
The (Often Hidden) Costs of Poor Data and Information
by Thomas C. RedmanThis chapter focuses on the current state of data and information quality in the typical organization. The author discusses seven common data quality issues, including poor data definition and organizational confusion. Real-life examples, such as the subprime mortgage meltdown, demonstrate the need for developing a keen eye for the roles that data play in your organization, including operations, delayed decisions, and misinformed strategies.
Oganizational Behavior
by Steven Lattimore McShane Mary Ann Young Von GlinowM: Organizational Behavior, 5th edition, by McShane and Von Glinow, delivers essential Organizational Behavior knowledge in an accessible, student-focused style. This book's concise presentation of the latest OB concepts and practices is built on the main textbook's solid literature foundation, informative exhibits, relevant real-world examples, and excellent readability. It also inks theory with workplace applications through OB Theory to Practice features and interesting factoids. Through McGraw Hill Connect®, students also have access to dozens of self-assessments and learning activities. Our most affordable offering, this book also adopts the view that OB is for everyone in organizations, not just for managers.
Ogilvy on Advertising
by David OgilvyA candid and indispensable primer on all aspects of advertising from the man Time has called "the most sought after wizard in the business".
Ogilvy on Advertising
by David OgilvyDavid Ogilvy is 'The Father of Advertising' and in this new format of his seminal classic, he teaches you how to sell anything.'The most sought-after wizard in the advertising business.' Times MagazineFrom the most successful advertising executive of all time comes the definitve guide to the art of any sale.Everything from writing successful copy to finding innovative ways to engage people and from identifying with your audience to the various ways to sell a lifestyle, Ogilvy on Advertising looks at what sells, what doesn't and why. And, in doing so, he teaches what you can do to sell the most brilliant item of all... yourself.From a titan of not just the advertising industry, but the business world, this book is David Ogilvy's final word on what you're doing wrong in any pitch and how you can finally fix it.
Oh, The Meetings You'll Go To!: A Parody
by Dr. SuitsEvery young grad needs this fun, snarky primer for the real world. You&’ll meet the world&’s brightest, you&’ll hang with the best! And now that you&’ve met them, you&’ll work with the rest! If you&’re looking for an inspirational book for young people starting life&’s great adventure, you probably want to read Dr. Seuss&’s Oh, the Places You&’ll Go! But before your first day of actual work, you need to meet Dr. Suits for a dose of reality. You won&’t learn this stuff in high school, college, or gift books by world-famous authors. But fear not! With his unique blend of hilarious verse and images, Dr. Suits can help young grads get a handle on what&’s really about to hit them. Oh, the Meetings You&’ll Go To! is a brutally honest, and ultimately uplifting, take on the struggles of post-grad life that every 20-something will relate to. Tough love never made you laugh so hard.
Oh Snap! My Career Is in Crisis: Craft a Strategy to Get Your Career Back on Track
by Maggie HuffmanThe life coach and author of Whoops! I Forgot to Achieve My Potential offers a step-by-step guide out of crisis and onto your dream career path. A career crisis can take many forms. Maybe you&’re stuck in a rut. Or maybe you got the big promotion you always wanted, only to discover it&’s not dream job you were imagining. Your first impulse may be to go out and take the next job you can find—or to give up on your career all together. But all too often, those emotional reactions simply lead us from one career crisis to another. Before you start grasping for solutions, you need a strategy. In Oh Snap! My Career Is in Crisis, life coach Maggie Huffman guides you through the process from finding courage and clarity you need to begin, to executing your strategy once you&’ve designed it.
O'Habits: 40 Success Habits of Oprah Winfrey and the One Bad Habit She Needs to Stop!
by Warren CassellIf Oprah can do it, so can you! A roadmap to personal and professional success by following in the footsteps of the &“Queen of all Media.&” We all know Oprah as the most influential woman in America but do we really know the habits she employed to achieve such success? In O&’Habits: 40 Success Habits of Oprah Winfrey and the One Bad Habit She Needs to Stop!, Warren Cassell examines 40 habits that he explains catapulted Oprah to the top of the success mountain while referring to stories from and about Oprah. Whether you are a lawyer, teacher, entrepreneur, or salesman, you too can enjoy a level of success and happiness in business and in life once you adopt these habits. Warren also suggests that Oprah is bound to remain number one for the rest of her life provided that she shelves what he refers to as her one bad habit. In integrating the wisdom of Oprah with disciplines of business management, sales psychology, and personal achievement analysis, O&’Habits appeals to both the male and female reader.