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The Global IT Outsourcing Industry: The Cases of India and China
No full text本論文主要目的是藉由印度與中國這兩個國家間的產業與IT外包廠商，來深入探討什麼是創造全球競爭環境必要條件。藉由本個案研究，我們可以觀察到許多變數對這些國家、產業與IT外包廠商提供有利的條件，讓這些廠商保有持續性的競爭優勢。在做此個案研究時，作者想強調一些重要的國家變數、產業變數與廠商變數，並對對IT產業廠商一些建議與步驟，以期幫助他們增強他們的優點與幫助他們通往下一個國際競爭的舞台。
IT產業勞工外包在「dot.com」與Y2K恐慌」的期間興盛起來，因為在那段期間缺乏技術性勞工，使得科技產業買方到國外尋求解決方案。買方發現，在「dot.com」期間，不僅像是印度等這類國家可以提供技術性勞工，而且這些國家所提供的技術性勞工力也相當的廉價。在科技產業日新月異的今日，導致有越來越多的新興國家將其鎖定IT外包工作。因為IT外包可以使國家的經濟情況改善，也能促進經濟成長。此外，這類國家還制定優渥的投資條例來吸引買方到這些國家下訂單生產。
每一個國家都有其比較利益與國家優勢，但是極少數國家能夠善用屬於自己國內的經濟環境優勢，把自己國家提升到境外經營的強盛地位－而本論文將著重探討中國與印度這兩個國家在這方面的議題。
買方與廠商正在尋找具有前瞻性的產業，這個產業在一段時間後能夠保證更加獲利與更有競爭。越來越多的買方對產品有各式不同的需求，此即意味著廠商將必須用更快速與用更高的品質水準來達成買方的要求，如此一來，這類廠商就可以跟其他競爭者區別開來，並且獲利。廠商應該衡量本身的規模與獲利能力來評估要在哪個區塊立足，以及應該採取哪些步驟來達到在科技產業的全球領導地位。The key objective of this thesis is to compare the nations, industries and IT outsourcing vendors in India and China to gain insight about what is necessary to create an atmosphere for global competence in the industry. By doing this case study, we can observe variables that give a nation, an industry, and an IT vendor the strength and advantages that lead to sustainable competitive advantage. Upon conducting the case study, the author plans to highlight important national, industrial and vendor variables and give recommendations to IT vendors that will help them leverage their strengths and take the next steps towards competing on this global stage.
IT labor outsourcing came into its own during the “dot.com” and Y2K scare when a lack of skilled labor led IT buyers abroad. Buyers discovered during the “dot.com” days that not only could other nations like India offer skilled labor; they could do it at a much cheaper price. Today, the industry is growing rapidly. As a result more and more emerging nations are targeting IT outsourcing for the economic benefits and growth it provides, making policy changes and trying to lure buyers to their shores. Each country has its comparative advantages and national strengths, but few nations are adequately positioned to be powerhouses in the global theater of offshoring – this thesis will focus on the two nations that are.
Buyers and vendors look into the future at an industry that promises to be ever-more profitable and ever-more competitive as time goes on. More buyers with more needs will mean that vendors will need to meet these needs quickly and at high levels of quality that will separate them from competitors of all sizes. A vendor should measure their size and profitability to gauge where they stand and what steps they need to take to reach global dominance in the IT industry.1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Motivation 1
1.2 Objectives 2
1.3 Thesis Framework 3
2.0 Literature Review 4
2.1 Transaction Cost Economics 4
2.1.1 Determinant Factors of Transaction Costs 8
2.2 Core Competency 11
2.3 Comparative Advantage 13
2.4 Tools of Measurement for Industries and Nations 14
2.4.1 The Five Forces Model 14
2.4.2 The Diamond for National Competitiveness 22
2.5 Forces Leading to Globalization 27
2.6 Outsourcing 30
2.6.1 Definition of Outsourcing 30
2.6.2 IT Offshoring 31
2.6.3 IT Outsourcing Strategy 33
2.6.4 Offshore Metrics Diamond 37
2.6.5 The McKinsey Pie 39
3.0 The Global Consulting Industry 41
3.1 Introduction 41
3.1.1 Analysis of the Industry 44
3.1.2 Early History 56
3.1.3 The Dot.com boom and Y2K 57
3.1.4 The Bubble Bursts 58
3.1.5 The Modern Market 59
4.0 “Crafting the Lens” 69
4.1 National Analysis 69
4.2 Industry Analysis 70
4.3 Firm Analysis 70
5.0 “Applying the Lens” 71
5.1 India 71
5.1.1 Introduction 71
5.1.2 Nation 73
5.1.3 Industry 86
5.1.4 Firms 93
5.2 China 100
5.2.1 Introduction 100
5.2.2 Nation 105
5.2.3 Industry 117
5.2.4 Firms 123
6.0 Case Study: “India’s Five Tigers” 128
6.1 Introduction 128
6.2 Infosys 134
6.3 Tata Consulting Services 142
7.0 Face to Face: The Tiger and the Dragon 146
7.1 Snapshot: “Chindia” 146
7.2 comparing FDI & OUtsourcing 150
7.3 China and India; A swot Analysis from this research 162
8.0 Summary and Recommendations 163
8.1 Summary 163
8.2 Conclusion and Recommendations 165
9.0 References & Works Cited 16
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
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Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
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use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
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koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
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Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
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Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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