Global Outsourcing Topic Of May 4 'About Business' Call-In Show
Global Outsourcing Topic Of May 4 ‘About Business’ Call-In Show
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA (April 27, 2004) – The costs and benefits of global outsourcing is the topic of the next edition of “About Business,” a monthly call-in show hosted by Judy Olian, dean of Penn State’s Smeal College of Business and a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist.
Simulcast at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4, on WPSU-FM, WPSX-TV, and online at http://wpsu.psu.edu/abusiness/, the show will feature Gerald Susman, professor of management and director of the Center for the Management of Technological and Organizational Change at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business; and Paul Clark, professor and head of the Department of Labor Studies and Industrial Relations at Penn State.
Exporting jobs to lower-wage economies such as India, China, and other developing nations is not new, but with employment lagging behind the economic recovery, especially among manufacturing and certain professional jobs; outsourcing has become a politically volatile topic.
On May 4, Olian and her guests on “About Business” will discuss both the costs and benefits of outsourcing. Viewers and listeners are encouraged to join in the discussion by calling (800) 543-8242 during the one-hour broadcast, or they can contact Olian and her guests during the program via e-mail sent to aboutbusiness@outreach.psu.edu. Internet users worldwide will be able to link to the program at http://wpsu.psu.edu/abusiness/.
WPSX-TV currently broadcasts a 24-hour program schedule to 29 counties throughout Pennsylvania and southern New York. Member-supported WPSU-FM can be heard at 91.5 in Central Pennsylvania, 106.7 in Altoona, 90.1 in Northern Pennsylvania, 100.9 in Bradford, 95.1 in Treasure Lake, 104.7 in Clearfield, 92.3 in Huntingdon, and 92.1 in DuBois. WPSU-FM can also be heard online at http://wpsu.org.
REPORTERS & EDITORS: For more information, please contact Wyatt DuBois in the Smeal College of Business Media Relations Office at 814-863-3798 or wed112@psu.edu.
Penn State's Smeal College of Business offers highly ranked undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, Ph.D., and executive education opportunities to more than 5,500 students at all levels. Featuring academic departments of accounting, finance, marketing, insurance and real estate, management, and supply chain and information systems, the college is also home to major research centers such as the Center for Supply Chain Research, the Institute for the Study of Business Markets, the Center for Digital Transformation, the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Center for Global Business Studies, and the Center for the Management of Technological and Organizational Change.
