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Offshoring IT : the good, the bad, and the ugly
- Title
- Offshoring IT : the good, the bad, and the ugly / Bill Blunden.
- Author
- Blunden, Bill, 1969-
- Publication
- Berkeley, CA : Apress, c2004.
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- Description
- xiii, 138 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Setting the stage -- Labor and capital -- Outsourcing -- Noncitizen students in the U.S. -- The cost of education in the U.S. -- Offshoring and manufacturing -- The software industry matures -- Third-World development -- The bottom line ($$$) -- 2. Measuring the trend -- Scarcity of data -- What's going offshore? -- Who's going offshore? -- Who's helping companies go offshore -- Companies based offshore -- Looking ahead : various studies, and a word of warning -- 3. The offshoring obstacle course -- Deciding what to outsource -- Well-defined scope -- Start with small victories -- Choosing to go offshore -- Choosing a location -- Alternative offshore destinations -- Service provider vs. dedicated facilities -- Service provider requirements -- Accountability and service-level agreements -- Using a multihomed approach -- Quality control -- Lost in translation -- Intellectual property -- General security concerns -- National security -- Closing remarks -- 4. Arguments in favor of offshoring -- How companies benefit -- Job losses are no big deal -- The job ladder -- The labor shortage -- The free market -- 5. Arguments against offshoring -- Manufactured consent -- Cost savings aren't everything -- The myth of the job ladder -- Job losses are a big deal -- The myth of the labor shortage -- The myth of the free market -- The fundamental issue -- End game -- What can I possibly do?
- Call Number
- JBE 08-1027
- ISBN
- 1590593960 (alk. paper)
- 9781590593967 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004014679
- OCLC
- 55738191
- Author
- Blunden, Bill, 1969-
- Title
- Offshoring IT : the good, the bad, and the ugly / Bill Blunden.
- Imprint
- Berkeley, CA : Apress, c2004.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JBE 08-1027