Outsourcing and offshoring of professional services business optimization in a global economy /

"This book discusses the considerations and implications surrounding the outsourcing and offshoring of professional services, such as software development computer-aided design, and healthcare, from multiple global perspectives. This book, offers industry professionals, policymakers, students,...

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Corporate Author: IGI Global.
Other Authors: Gupta, Amar.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
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245 0 0 |a Outsourcing and offshoring of professional services  |b business optimization in a global economy /  |c Amar Gupta [editor].  |h [electronic resource] : 
260 # # |a Hershey, Pa. :  |b IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA),  |c c2008. 
300 # # |a electronic texts (xxix, 408 p. : ill.) :  |b digital files. 
504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-394) and index. 
505 0 # |a Section I. Executive Highlight -- 1. Offshoring: The Transition from Economic Drivers Toward Strategic Global Partnership and the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory -- 
505 0 # |a Section II. Foundations and Frameworks -- 2. Evolving Relationship Between Law, Offshoring of Professional Services, Intellectual Property, and International Organizations -- 3. Information Technology/Systems Offshore Outsourcing: Key Risks and Success Factors -- 4. A Paradigmatic and Methodological Review of Research in Outsourcing -- 5. An Outsourcing Acceptance Model: An Application of TAM to Application Development Outsourcing -- 
505 0 # |a Section III. Sectoral Applications and Case Studies -- 6. Outsourcing in the Healthcare Industry: Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Allied Aspects -- 7. Offshoring Entertainment and Media to India -- 8. Outsourcing of Medical Surgery and the Evolution of Medical Telesurgery -- 9. The Use of Outsourcing as a Business Strategy: A Case Study -- 
505 0 # |a Section IV. National and Societal Implications -- 10. Changing IT Skills: The Impact of Sourcing Strategies on In-House Capability Requirements -- 11. New Trends in Global Offshore Outsourcing: A Comparative Assessment of India and China -- 12. The Role of Prisons in Offshoring -- 
505 0 # |a Section V. Collaboration and the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory -- 13. The Role of Information Resource Management in Enabling the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory -- 14. Outsourcing and Multi-Party Business Collaborations Modeling -- 15. Hybrid Offshoring: Composite Personae and Evolving Collaboration Technologies -- 16. Agile Software Processes for the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory Environment -- 
505 0 # |a Section VI. Adaptation Paradigms for Academia and Industry -- 17. Information Systems, Offshore Outsourcing, and Relevance in the Business School Curriculum -- 18. Innovative Technological Paradigms for Corporate Offshoring -- 19. Leveraging Knowledge Reuse and System Agility in the Outsourcing Era -- Compilation of References -- About the Contributors -- Index. 
506 # # |a Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. 
520 3 # |a "This book discusses the considerations and implications surrounding the outsourcing and offshoring of professional services, such as software development computer-aided design, and healthcare, from multiple global perspectives. This book, offers industry professionals, policymakers, students, and educators with a balance between a broad overview and detailed analysis of offshore outsourcing, would make an invaluable addition to any reference library"--Provided by publisher. 
530 # # |a Also available in print. 
538 # # |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
588 # # |a Title from ebook home page (viewed on July 13, 2010). 
650 # 0 |a Offshore outsourcing. 
650 # 0 |a Contracting out. 
653 # # |a 24-hour knowledge factories 
653 # # |a Case studies 
653 # # |a Cost/benefit analysis 
653 # # |a Economic implications 
653 # # |a Geographically dispersed work centers 
653 # # |a Global economy 
653 # # |a Globally distributed teams 
653 # # |a Offshoring professional services 
653 # # |a Optimization techniques 
653 # # |a Outsourcing professional services 
653 # # |a Political considerations 
653 # # |a Strategic considerations 
653 # # |a Strategic repositioning 
653 # # |a Supply chain relationships 
653 # # |a Tactical vs. strategic partnerships 
653 # # |a Technical aspects of outsourcing/offshoring 
700 1 # |a Gupta, Amar. 
710 2 # |a IGI Global. 
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