Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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.