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KeywordsJEL classificationwhere it fetches the best price" (Bajpai et al. 2004, p.6). However, althoughthe traditional determinants of the location decision for the corporateoffshore outsourcing in the Information Technology (IT) industry have notdisappeared over time, their influence has decreased. For example,nowadays the market size as one of the most important traditionaldeterminant for investing abroad has lower significance, while others, newdeterminants became more important. The differences in costs in variouslocations, quality of the IT infrastructure, business conditions, high‐skilledlabour force, the quality of experience and knowledge of the IT companieswhen investing abroad, the search for continued quality etc., are gaininggreater importance. Therefore, the competitiveness and the marketgrowth are more in‐line with the corporate philosophy of the modern ITcompanies, nowadays. This implies that investors’ motives continuouslychange and so markets too should seek new modes for attracting foreigninvestments. In this paper a conceptual framework has been developedusing the theoretical underpinnings of Dunning’s Eclectic Paradigm so as toprovide an additional understanding among scholars and practitionersabout what are the main drivers the corporate offshore outsourcing in theIT industry. The conclusion provides discussion and suggests that theDunning’s theory offers valuable insights for both academia and practice todevelop more comprehensive approach about the offshore outsourcinglocation decision in the IT industry.IT offshore outsourcing, location determinants, IT industry, etc.Author(s)Journal of paperappearanceConference of paperappearanceTitle of the paperAbstractAdrijan Božinovski, Stanko Tonković, Velimir Išgum, Liljana BožinovskaAutomatikaRobot Control Using Anticipatory Brain PotentialsRecently, Biomedical Engineering showed advances in using brainpotentials for control of physical devices, and robots in particular. Thispaper is focused on controlling robots using anticipatory potentials. Anoscillatory expectation process generated in the CNV Flip‐Flop Paradigm isused to trigger a sequence of robot behaviors. Experimental illustration isgiven in which two robotic arms cooperatively solve the well knownproblem of Towers of Hanoi.Keywords EEG‐based control, Brain potentials taxonomy, Anticipatory brainpotentials, CNV Flip‐Flop Paradigm, two‐robot solution of Towers of Hanoipuzzle, adaptive interfaceJEL classificationAuthor(s)Journal of paperAdrijan Božinovski51