Restructuring information technology: is offshoring a concern?

The article reviews and examines trends in the labor market to ascertain how outsourcing and offshoring affects the information technology (IT) sector in the U.S. It presents the definition of offshoring and the IT sector. It describes the composition of the U.S. IT sector by presenting labor statis...

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Publicado en:Monthly Labor Review Vol. 128; no. 8; pp. 11 - 22
Autor principal: Bednarzik, Robert W.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: US Department of Labor Aug2005
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Sumario:The article reviews and examines trends in the labor market to ascertain how outsourcing and offshoring affects the information technology (IT) sector in the U.S. It presents the definition of offshoring and the IT sector. It describes the composition of the U.S. IT sector by presenting labor statistics. It discusses the computation of job creation and destruction. It identifies the forces behind the poor employment recovery in the U.S. It reviews literature on the effect of offshoring to the U.S. economy.