MARC details
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02275nam a22002777a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20220920090828.0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781902505619 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Language of cataloging |
Eng |
| Transcribing agency |
HITLIB |
| Modifying agency |
HITLIB |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
Eng |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Sparrow, Elizabeth |
| Dates associated with a name |
1952- |
| Relator term |
author |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
A guide to global sourcing : |
| Remainder of title |
offshore outsourcing and other global delivery models / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Elizabeth Anne Sparrow, British Computer Society |
| 264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Wiltshire : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
British Computer Society, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 167 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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rdacontent |
| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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rdamedia |
| Media type term |
unmediated |
| Media type code |
n |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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rdacarrier |
| Carrier type term |
volume |
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nc |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
1. Introduction The origins and growth of the offshore market Business models Work permits Responses to the offshore outsourcing trent 2. Advantages and benefits Cost reduction Other economic advantages Quality management Follow the sun Access to skills and resources Greater focus on core business objectives Productivity and service improvements Business transformation and new developments 3. Risks and countermeasures Hidden costs Cultural differences Geopolitical instability Legal issues Security, confidentiality and data protection Loss of technical expertise Loss of flexibility and control Customer backlash Negative impact on IT professionals 4. Managing offshore outsourcing projects Sourcing strategy Identifying what to source offshore Objectives Statement of requirements Investigating the IT services market Choosing a service provider Outsourcing contracts Transition Managing performance 5. Country profiles General information resources Key to country profiles 6. The future world of global sourcing Appendix |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
De-mystifying academic theory, Elizabeth Sparrow provides practical advice for IT professionals and senior managers on the pros and cons associated with offshore outsourcing and other global delivery models in the IT arena. Includes country-by-country analysis of offshore services and genuine case studies from the hands-on world of IT management. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Information resources management |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Information technology |
| General subdivision |
Management |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Electronic data processing departments |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Offshore outsourcing |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |