Offshoring IT: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Reverend Bill Blunden tells all: who’s going offshore, who’s helping them do it, and why. In addition to presenting the pro-globalization stance of corporate America, Reverend Blunden gives voice to dissenting opinions that have largely been ignored by the media. This book offers an enlightening, detailed analysis of the offshore outsourcing phenomenon, and exposes the underlying core values of America’s economic and political system.\ Blunden has been directly affected by offshoring, and...
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Blunden approaches the issue of offshore outsourcing from his education in physics and operations research, and from his and others' personal experience. He describes how, despite protests to the contrary from various government entities and think-tanks, offshore outsourcing is damaging American workers, creating a culture in which working hard and being loyal gets employees nothing. He gives the benefits and detriments of offshore outsourcing for both labor and management, and the impact on American education and expectations for success. He also gives those likely to be affected a heads-up about jobs that are not likely to be outsourced, at least until the next paycheck. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ch. 1Setting the stage1Ch. 2Measuring the trend21Ch. 3The offshoring obstacle course53Ch. 4Arguments in favor of offshoring81Ch. 5Arguments against offshoring97
