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

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Other Authors Gupta, Amar
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, ©2008.
Subjects
Offshore outsourcing.
Contracting out.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781599049731
1599049732
9781628702187
1628702184
1281204765
9781281204769
9786611204761
6611204768
9781599049724
1599049724
Physical Description1 online resource (xxix, 408 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Executive Highlight
  • Offshoring : The Transition from Economic Drivers Toward Strategic Global Partnership and the 24-Hour Know ledge Factory / Amar Gupta [and others]
  • Section II. Foundations and Frameworks
  • Evolving Relationship Between Law Offshoring of Professional Services, Intellectual Property, and International Organizations / Amar Gupta [and others]
  • Information Technology/Systems Offshore Outsourcing : Key Risks and Success Factors / Mahesh S. Raisinghani [and others]
  • A Paradigmatic and Methodological Review of Research in Outsourcing / Vanita Yada, Rajen K. Gupta
  • An Outsourcing Acceptance Model : An Application of TAM to Application Development Outsourcing / John "Skip " Benamati, T.M. Rajkumar
  • Section III. Sectoral Applications and Case Studies
  • Outsourcing in the Healthcare lndustry : Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Allied Aspects / Amar Gupta [and others]
  • Offshoring Entertainment and Media to India / Alyssa D. Schwender, Christopher J.M. Leet
  • Outsourcing of Medical Surgery and the Evolution of Medical Telesurgery / Shawna Sando
  • The Use of Outsourcing as a Business Strategy : A Case Study / Ram B. Misra
  • Section IV. National and Societal Implications
  • Changing IT Skills : The Impact of Sourcing Strategies on In-House Capability Requirements / Christine V. Bullen [and others]
  • New Trends in Global Offshore Outsourcing : A Comparative Assessment of India and China / Suresh Sharma, Yuanyuan Chen
  • The Role of Prisons in Offshoring / Whitney Hollis
  • Section V. Collaboration and the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory
  • The Role of Information Resource Management in Enabling the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory / Sartik Seshasai, Amar Gupta
  • Outsourcing and Multi-Party Business Collaborations Modeling / Lai Xu
  • Hybrid Offshoring : Composite Personae and Evolving Collaboration Technologies / Nathan Denny [and others]
  • Agile Software Processes for the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory Environment / Nathan Denny, Igor Crk, Ravi Sheshu Nadella
  • Section VI. Adaptation Paradigms for Academia and Industry
  • Information Systems, Offshore Outsourcing, and Relevance in the Business School Curriculum / William J. Tastle [and others]
  • Innovative Technological Paradigms for Corporate Offshoring / Tapasya Patki, A.B. Patki
  • Leveraging Knowledge Reuse and System Agility in the Outsourcing Era / Igor Crk, Dane Sorensen, Amnit Mitra.

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