Difficulties to identify suitable foreign service providers
Cross border trade not relevant (products not exportable)
Establishing a commercial presence abroad
Movement of personnel on a temporary basis
Insurance, guarantee systems, etc. issues
Lack of international standards for services
Difficulties in identifying potential clients abroad
Concerns of employees (including trade unions)
Concern of violation of patents and/or intellectual property rights
Conflicting with social values of your enterprise (e.g. corporate social responsibility issues)
Difficulties in identifying potential/suitable providers abroad
Overall concerns of the sourcing operation exceeding expected benefits
Relations feasible only within enterprise group
Concerns about losing core competence or independence
Risk to invest manpower and/or finances into wrong direction
Need or willingness to remain independent
Other strategic or operational options preferred
Too burdensome vis-Ã -vis the expected gains
Uncertainty of the quality of the products/services to be supplied abroad
Lack of management resources and know-how (optional)
Missing documentation of own products and processes (optional)
Barriers to paying for the essential things in life
Barriers to participation in 1 life domain
Barriers to participation in 2-3 life domains
Barriers to participation in 4 or more life domains
Lack of external finance (credit or private equity)
Lack of funds within the enterprise or group
Lack of qualified employees within enterprise
Difficulties in obtaining public grants or subsidies
Markets dominated by established enterprises
Uncertainty due to legislation/regulation
Lack of consistency across the EU in legislation/regulation
Different priorities within the enterprise
Outsourced logistics to another enterprise
Unpredictable or difficult work schedules
Lack of support from employers and colleagues
Difficulty in identifying suitable providers abroad
Concerns of the sourcing operation exceeding expected benefits
Access to finance or other financial barriers
Lack of management resources and know-how
Missing documentation of own products and processes
Insurance, guarantee systems and other barriers
Difficulty in identifying potential clients abroad
Language skills, qualifications, citizenship, foreign origin, job and other barriers
Difficulty in acquiring raw materials/intermediate products from suppliers domestically
Difficulty in acquiring raw materials/intermediate products from suppliers abroad
Difficulty accessing services from suppliers domestically
Difficulty accessing services from suppliers abroad
Difficulty to transport goods produced in another country back to enterprise or to transport goods to final customers
Difficulty to receive experts or other professionals from abroad
Difficulty to send experts or other employees abroad
Cancellation of orders or decline in incoming orders, from domestic customers
Cancellation of orders or decline in incoming orders, from customers abroad