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Copyright Centro Universitário FECAP, mantido pela Fundação Escola de Comericio Álvares Penteado (FECAP) Oct-Dec 2009

Abstract

Managing a variable demand scenario is particularly challenging on services organizations because services companies usually have a major part of fixed costs. The article studies how a services organization manages its demand variability and its relation with the organization's profitability. Moreover, the study searched for alternatives used to reduce the demand variability's impact on the profitability of the company. The research was based on a case study with a Brazilian services provider on information technology business. The study suggests that alternatives like using outsourced employees to cover demand peaks may bring benefits only on short term, reducing the profitability of the company on long term. Some options are revealed, like the internationalization of employees and the investment on developing its own workforce. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Title
Demanda Variável e Lucratividade em Empresas Prestadoras de Serviços: um estudo de caso no setor de tecnologia da informação/Variable Demand and Profitability in Service Companies: a case study in the information technology sector/Demanda Variable y Rentabilidad en Empresas Prestadoras de Servicios: un estudio de caso en el sector de tecnología de la información
Author
Ribeiro, Rodolfo; Casas, Alexandre Luzzi Las; Niza, Rachel Campos; Guedes, Renan Mastrange
Pages
351-366
Section
ÁREA TEMÁTICA: ADMINISTRAÇÃO DE CIÊNCIA, TECNOLOGIA E INFORMAÇÃO
Publication year
2009
Publication date
Oct-Dec 2009
Publisher
Centro Universitário FECAP, mantido pela Fundação Escola de Comericio Álvares Penteado (FECAP)
ISSN
18064892
e-ISSN
19830807
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
1021174029
Copyright
Copyright Centro Universitário FECAP, mantido pela Fundação Escola de Comericio Álvares Penteado (FECAP) Oct-Dec 2009