Offshoring IT

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-59059-396-7
Verlag: Apress

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 305 g

* Offers a Well-Rounded Discussion Based on Opposing Views.

* Discusses the Obstacles that Confront Offshore Employers, such as the foreign nation's:

* Infrastructure (availability of electricity, transportation, water, food, etc).

* Political stability.

* Distance from the U.S.

* Mortality rate.

* Health care.

* Presents an Exhaustive Survey of Companies Going Offshore.

* Offers a Realistic Look at Potential Endgame Scenarios.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blunden, Bill

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein Soziale und ethische Aspekte der EDV
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsinformatik, SAP, IT-Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Informationstechnik, IT-Industrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Setting the Stage.- 2 Measuring the Trend.- 3 The Offshoring Obstacle Course.- 4 Arguments in Favor of Offshoring.- 5 Arguments against Offshoring.

Über Autor(innen)

Reverend Bill Blunden is an alumnus of Cornell University, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in physics. He also holds a master of science degree in operations research from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. Reverend Blunden is an ordained SubGenius minister, and is currently at large in California's Bay Area.