Outsourcing and offshoring of professional services : business optimization in a global economy /
Amar Gupta, editor.
- Hershey PA : Information Science Reference, 2008.
- 1 online resource (1 volume)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Executive Highlight -- Offshoring : The Transition from Economic Drivers Toward Strategic Global Partnership and the 24-Hour Know ledge Factory / Foundations and Frameworks -- Evolving Relationship Between Law Offshoring of Professional Services, Intellectual Property, and International Organizations / Information Technology/Systems Offshore Outsourcing : Key Risks and Success Factors / A Paradigmatic and Methodological Review of Research in Outsourcing / An Outsourcing Acceptance Model : An Application of TAM to Application Development Outsourcing / Sectoral Applications and Case Studies -- Outsourcing in the Healthcare lndustry : Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Allied Aspects / Offshoring Entertainment and Media to India / Outsourcing of Medical Surgery and the Evolution of Medical Telesurgery / The Use of Outsourcing as a Business Strategy : A Case Study / National and Societal Implications -- Changing IT Skills : The Impact of Sourcing Strategies on In-House Capability Requirements / New Trends in Global Offshore Outsourcing : A Comparative Assessment of India and China / The Role of Prisons in Offshoring / Collaboration and the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory -- The Role of Information Resource Management in Enabling the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory / Outsourcing and Multi-Party Business Collaborations Modeling / Hybrid Offshoring : Composite Personae and Evolving Collaboration Technologies / Agile Software Processes for the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory Environment / Adaptation Paradigms for Academia and Industry -- Information Systems, Offshore Outsourcing, and Relevance in the Business School Curriculum / Innovative Technological Paradigms for Corporate Offshoring / Leveraging Knowledge Reuse and System Agility in the Outsourcing Era / Amar Gupta [and others] -- Amar Gupta [and others] -- Mahesh S. Raisinghani [and others] -- Vanita Yada, Rajen K. Gupta -- John "Skip " Benamati, T.M. Rajkumar -- Amar Gupta [and others] -- Alyssa D. Schwender, Christopher J.M. Leet -- Shawna Sando -- Ram B. Misra -- Christine V. Bullen [and others] -- Suresh Sharma, Yuanyuan Chen -- Whitney Hollis -- Sartik Seshasai, Amar Gupta -- Lai Xu -- Nathan Denny [and others] -- Nathan Denny, Igor Crk, Ravi Sheshu Nadella -- William J. Tastle [and others] -- Tapasya Patki, A.B. Patki -- Igor Crk, Dane Sorensen, Amnit Mitra. Section I. Section II. Section III. Section IV. Section V. Section VI.
"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.