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Outsourcing IT Jobs
CEO Pay Soars at Companies That Send Jobs Overseas
CEOs at companies that outsource the most US jobs are rewarded with bigger
paychecks, according to a new report, "Executive Excess 2004: Campaign Contributions, Outsourcing, Unexpensed Stock Options and Rising CEO Pay" (pdf).
Complexities of Offshore Outsourcing
Discussion of the various considerations in outsourcing.
Cost Savings Becomes Main Driver For Outsourcing App Dev
This recent article indicates that cost is now the main driver for outsourcing applications development rather than the need for special expertise.
Global Marketplace:
Whether bringing jobs here or shipping work overseas, companies truly shop the world for talent. Post-Gazette.com Business News December 30, 2004.
Off-shore Outsourcing and Technology Jobs
Rationale and potential role for the 'Human-Capital' Investment Tax Credit;
a discussion on why policies should address rapid technological change
rather than respond to the issue of offshore outsourcing (pdf).
Onshore Outsourcing
Article from InformationWeek that discusses an outsourcing to small U.S. cities
as an alternative to offshore IT outsourcing.
Outsourcing Creates Jobs, Study Says
Article on industry report, which says offshore outsourcing will boost economic
growth, lower inflation, create jobs.
Outsourcing Institute Forum
Site of OI, the professional association dedicated to outsourcing. Has lots
of interesting articles and information for buyers, providers, and influencers.
Registration is free.
Outsourcing Report Blames Schools
A desire for cheap labor is not the primary reason technology companies are turning to offshore workers, according to a new report by the American Electronics Association, the United States' largest high-tech trade association.
Response to Privacy Commissioners Report: Put the Brakes on Outsourcing
October 29, 2004 press conference by the Right to Privacy Campaign to respond to the British Colombia privacy commissioners report, which confirms outsourcing to US-linked companies will put British Columbians' personal and confidential information at risk.
Includes video from six speakers:
George Heyman, President, British Colombia Government and Service Employees' Union
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Darrell Evans, Executive Director, Freedom of Information and Privacy Association of British Colombia
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Paul Lewand Chair, British Colombia Persons With AIDS Society
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Micheal Vonn, Policy Director, British Colombia Civil Liberties Association
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T. Murray Rankin, Q.C., of the law firm Arvay Finlay
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Media questions
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Study: Technology, Not Outsourcing Is The Biggest Threat To Jobs
Technology that adds intelligence to computers poses a far more serious threat to jobs than low-wage countries, a research firm said Friday.
The New Face of the Silicon Age
How India became the capital of the computing revolution.
Trade: Outsourcing Jobs
The Council on Foreign Relations page on outsourcing that describes the debate
over outsourcing and why it has become a major political issue.
U.S. Professors Rush to India to Study Rush of U.S. Jobs There
Academics and scholars travel to India to study their outsourcing business.
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Article about a government report that states only a small portion of jobs lost in the first quarter [of 2004] was due to outsourcing of work overseas.
What's Really Happening with Jobs and Outsourcing?
Remarks delivered to the Employers Association in Peoria, Illinois by Alison Fraser, Director of the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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