The Effect of Offshoring on The Information Technology Sector
Is it really affecting us
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The Information Technology field has continued to change year over year. The objective of this book is to investigate the effects of offshore outsourcing on the Information Technology field in the United States. Through an extensive review of the positive and negative effects of offshore outsourcing, along with the reasons organizations choose this strategy, this book provides an insight into the "TRUE" effects of offshore outsourcing. Utilizing several studies conducted over the past twenty years, this book compares and contrasts the types of jobs that have been off-shored and the impact on the Information Technology field in America.
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About the Book
This book is generated from a thesis written by this author in 2009 and provides an insight into the myth that is offshore outsourcing. The Information Technology field has often been criticized for its offshore outsourcing strategy and the negative impact it has on the American Economy. This book however, will provide insight and data gathered over the last twenty years, to show the true effects of offshore outsourcing. The advantages provided by offshore outsourcing are evident through the research in this book. Are we really losing all our jobs to offshore outsourcing? The rapid deployment of call centers to Asia Pac, has many claiming that all our jobs are overseas, this book gives you an insight into how globalization has affected the Information Technology field. The results might surprise you.
About the Author
Mohammed Yusuf is an IT Account Manager in Manhattan, NY and a Professor in Patterson, NJ Mohammed K. Yusuf has been a member of the Information Technology field for 10 years as an educator and a professional. Mohammed obtained his MBA from Nyack College in 2008, and has been teaching at local universities and college in the New Jersey area. An undergraduate in Management Information Systems has also contributed to his experience in the IT field and as an employee affected by the effects of offshore outsourcing, he spent two years researching and developing this book for his graduating thesis from Nyack College. He has always dreamed of publishing information from my research to educate others in the education space, and defunct the myths around offshore outsourcing. He came into this as a believer in those myths, however my years of research has lead me to keep an open mind and view offshore outsourcing for its benefits through globalization. He currently reside in New Jersey, with his loving wife and son. He enjoys photography, technology and most especially soccer. This is his first novel.