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The offshoring of engineering : facts, unknowns, and potential implications / Committee on the Offshoring of Engineering, National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
National Academy of Engineering. Committee on the Offshoring of Engineering.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Engineering--United States--Management.
Engineering.
Offshore outsourcing--United States.
Offshore outsourcing.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (240 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2008.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Presents an introduction to penguins, covering their growth process, behaviors, the coasts they call home, and such defining physical features as their flippers.
Contents:
Front Matter
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Executive Summary
Part I: Consensus Report
1 Introduction
2 Offshoring and Engineering: The Knowledge Base and Issues
3 Effects of Offshoring on Specific Industries
4 Workshop Findings and Discussion
Additional Reading
Part II: Commissioned Papers and Workshop Presentations
Commissioned Papers, Implications of Globalization for Software Engineering
Rafiq Dossani and Martin Kenney
Implications of Globalization for Software Engineering
The Changing Nature of Engineering in the Automotive Industry
John Moavenzadeh
Offshoring in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Mridula Pore, Yu Pu, Lakshman Pernenkil, and Charles L. Cooney
Impact of Globalization and Offshoring on Engineering Employment in the Personal Computing Industry
Jason Dedrick and Kenneth L. Kraemer
Offshoring of Engineering Services in the Construction Industry
John I. Messner
Semiconductor Engineers in a Global Economy
Clair Brown and Greg Linden
Workshop Presentations, Implications of Offshoring for Engineering Management and Engineering Education
Anne Stevens
An Academic Perspective on the Globalization of Engineering
Charles M. Vest
Keynote Talk on the Globalization of Engineering
Robert Galvin
Software-Related Offshoring
Alfred Z. Spector
Implications of Offshoring for the Engineering Workforce and Profession
Ralph Wyndrum
Industry Trends in Engineering Offshoring
Vivek Wadhwa
Offshoring in the U.S. Telecommunications Industry
Theodore S. Rappaport
Appendixes
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
Appendix B: Workshop Participants
Appendix C: Biographical Information.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9786611767259
9781281767257
1281767255
9780309114844
0309114845
OCLC:
560510151

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