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* http://blameindiawatch.blogspot.com/
 
* http://blameindiawatch.blogspot.com/
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsourcing
 
 
* http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.02/india.html
 
* http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.02/india.html
 
* http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65269,00.html
 
* http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65269,00.html
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* [[USER:S.Schimler|Stuart Schimler]] Paper that is critical of the H1B visa program: http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/itaa.html
 
* [[USER:S.Schimler|Stuart Schimler]] Paper that is critical of the H1B visa program: http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/itaa.html
  
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* http://www.factcheck.org/article225.html
 
* http://www.factcheck.org/article225.html
 
* http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:9v8Tx1FVdCUJ:www.whosoutsourcing.com/newsArticle15.htm+tax+incentives+outsourcing&hl=en
 
* http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:9v8Tx1FVdCUJ:www.whosoutsourcing.com/newsArticle15.htm+tax+incentives+outsourcing&hl=en
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* http://www.washtech.org/
 
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* http://itworkers-alliance.org/
 
 
* [http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?98019.eshortage.htm (1998) Government report spells out programmer shortage]
 
* [http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?98019.eshortage.htm (1998) Government report spells out programmer shortage]
 
* http://www.ipsnews.net/new_nota.asp?idnews=26144
 
* http://www.ipsnews.net/new_nota.asp?idnews=26144
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* [http://blog.informationweek.com/regulation/ Criticized For Offshore Outsourcing, Businesses Shrug Shoulders ]
 
* [http://blog.informationweek.com/regulation/ Criticized For Offshore Outsourcing, Businesses Shrug Shoulders ]
 
* [http://www.discourse.net/archives/2004/07/kerry_exporting_jobs_and_taxes.html An analysis of Kerry's claims]
 
* [http://www.discourse.net/archives/2004/07/kerry_exporting_jobs_and_taxes.html An analysis of Kerry's claims]
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* http://itoutsourcingindia.com/india/
 
 
* [http://www.galtglobalreview.com/infotech/outsource_alts_2.html Alternatives to Outsourcing]
 
* [http://www.galtglobalreview.com/infotech/outsource_alts_2.html Alternatives to Outsourcing]
 
* [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ff=/c/a/2004/04/18/MNGBM672L01.DTL Are biotech jobs next to go? ]
 
* [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ff=/c/a/2004/04/18/MNGBM672L01.DTL Are biotech jobs next to go? ]
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* [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1649563,00.asp Inside Kerry and Bush's Technology Agendas]
 
* [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1649563,00.asp Inside Kerry and Bush's Technology Agendas]
 
* [http://www.forbes.com/2004/02/18/cx_ld_0218outsourcing.html The Politics Of Outsourcing]
 
* [http://www.forbes.com/2004/02/18/cx_ld_0218outsourcing.html The Politics Of Outsourcing]
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* [http://www.blogsource.org/ The Outsourcing Times] (blog)
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* [http://www.mckinsey.com/knowledge/mgi/rp/offshoring/ McKinsey & Company site on offshoring]
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* [http://www.mckinsey.com/knowledge/mgi/rp/offshoring/german_summary.asp McKinsey document on offshoring in Germany]
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* [http://www.mckinsey.com/knowledge/mgi/rp/offshoring/perspective/ McKinsey document of offshoring in the United States]
  
 
[[User:S.Schimler | Stuart]]
 
[[User:S.Schimler | Stuart]]
 
Guys, this is all great. My only concern is that we do not have enough academic sources. Online material is not that great for citing in a professionally written paper. In the draft that we are submitting, I added some academic sources that I know of to the "past" part. I also added some things that I would also like to explore. If you see a scholar cited in any of the articles you post, then search for where he teaches. Then find his CV on his personal website. Then you will be able to get professional articles on the topic.
 
Guys, this is all great. My only concern is that we do not have enough academic sources. Online material is not that great for citing in a professionally written paper. In the draft that we are submitting, I added some academic sources that I know of to the "past" part. I also added some things that I would also like to explore. If you see a scholar cited in any of the articles you post, then search for where he teaches. Then find his CV on his personal website. Then you will be able to get professional articles on the topic.
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=== Definitions ===
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"Definitions" or quick descriptions of related terms.
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[[User:Ddorwin|David Dorwin]]:
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsourcing Outsourcing]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshoring Offshoring] (moved from above)
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_outsourcing Offshore Outsourcing]
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* [http://www.blogsource.org/blog/2004/06/outsourcing_101.html Outsourcing 101] - A Beginner's Guide to Offshoring
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=== Pro-Outsourcing Sites ===
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[[User:Ddorwin|David Dorwin]]:
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* [http://www.nasscom.org/ NASSCOM - India's Software Industry Association] - Contains data about Offshoring to India
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* http://itoutsourcingindia.com/india/
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=== Anti-Outsourcing Sites ===
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[[User:Ddorwin|David Dorwin]]:
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* [http://www.onshorealternatives.com/ OnShoreAlternative] - Voice against Offshoring
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* [http://www.techsunite.org/ TechUnite] - IT Workers Group
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* [http://www.gonewiththeworld.com/ GoneWithTheWorld] - Criticism article and blogs on offshoring and globalization
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* [http://www.washtech.org/  Washington Alliance of Technology Workers]
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* [http://itworkers-alliance.org/ IT Workers Alliance]
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* [http://www.techsunite.org/ TechsUnite]

Revision as of 04:53, 15 November 2004

Outsourcing: Past, Present and Future

I'm still not sure about the project topic. This seems a really interesting topic, but I'm not able to find too many "policy" related issues here. I wonder if we should look at some other topics? Also, we are looking for team members (c.f. Ed's recent mail). So if you're interested and/or have great ideas, do mail in! -- Diwaker

Sub Pages

I added this section to help us organize our thoughts and work. I copied our discussions from emails and the discussion page and organized them on these pages. -David Dorwin

Links to other pages for discussion and organization. (I think we should have pages for each phase and component of our project.)

  1. Topic Discussion
  2. Sub-topics (collect thoughts on each on their respective pages)
    1. History
    2. Outsourcing and Offshoring
    3. Visas
    4. Tax benefits
    5. Politics
  3. Project Description (due Nov. 8; 10% of project grade)
  4. Draft Paper (due Dec. 3; 20% of project grade)
  5. Final Paper (due Dec. 10; 70% of project grade)

Team

Goals

  • Study the evolution of outsourcing -- in particular, the role played by policies in shaping this practice
  • Evaluate the impact on the IT industry in a global context
  • Study the conflict between public and the IT industry (the H1-B visa cap a case in point)
  • Outsourcing : Job drain,Brain drain or both? - possibly explore purely back-office jobs being outsourced while research,so far,has remained close to home
  • Study policies enacted to safeguard and/or downsize outsourcing [ India vs. US ] and their possible effect on future IT laws and trends

References

Diwaker: Some interesting articles related to outsourcing

David Dorwin:

Stuart Guys, this is all great. My only concern is that we do not have enough academic sources. Online material is not that great for citing in a professionally written paper. In the draft that we are submitting, I added some academic sources that I know of to the "past" part. I also added some things that I would also like to explore. If you see a scholar cited in any of the articles you post, then search for where he teaches. Then find his CV on his personal website. Then you will be able to get professional articles on the topic.

Definitions

"Definitions" or quick descriptions of related terms. David Dorwin:

Pro-Outsourcing Sites

David Dorwin:


Anti-Outsourcing Sites

David Dorwin:

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