| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 265 pages) : illustrations, map |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introducing the phenomenon of global software work -- Globalization and global software work -- Globtel's GSA program in India -- The Globtel-Witech relationship: a 'standardization' perspective -- Global software work: an identity perspective -- The Globtel-MCI relationship: the dialectics of space and place -- Managing the knowledge transfer process: the case of Sierra and its Indian subsidiary -- The case of Gowing and Eron GSA: power and control -- Cross cultural communication challenges: GSAs between Japanese and Indian firms -- Reflections and synthesis on theoretical insights -- Managerial implications. |
| Summary |
This book offers key insights into how to manage software development across international boundaries. Based on a series of case studies looking at relationships between firms from North America, the UK, Japan and Korea with Indian software houses, the authors offer constructive advice on how to manage GSAs more effectively. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Computer software industry -- Subcontracting.
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Computer software industry. |
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Subcontracting. |
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Computer software -- Development -- Management.
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Computer software -- Development -- Management. |
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Information technology -- Management.
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Information technology -- Management. |
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Strategic alliances (Business)
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Strategic alliances (Business) |
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Globalization -- Economic aspects.
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Globalization -- Economic aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Nicholson, Brian, 1967-
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Krishna, S.
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| Added Title |
Global information technology outsourcing : software development across borders |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Sahay, Sundeep. Global IT outsourcing. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003 (DLC) 2003040949 |
| ISBN |
0511065132 (electronic book) |
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9780511065132 (electronic book) |
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0511073593 |
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9780511073595 |
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9780521816045 (hardback) |
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0521816041 (hardback) |
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9780511615351 (electronic book) |
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0511615353 (electronic book) |
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0521816041 (Cloth) |
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