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

• 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.
• Subjects: Offshore outsourcing.; Contracting out.; 24-hour knowledge factories; Case studies; Cost/benefit analysis; Economic implications; Geographically dispersed work centers; Global economy; Globally distributed teams; Offshoring professional services; Optimization techniques; Outsourcing professional services; Political considerations; Strategic considerations; Strategic repositioning; Supply chain relationships; Tactical vs. strategic partnerships; Technical aspects of outsourcing/offshoring
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Table of Contents:

• Section I. Executive Highlight
• 1. Offshoring: The Transition from Economic Drivers Toward Strategic Global Partnership and the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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.