Outsourcing America

Author : Ron Hira,Anil Hira
Publisher : AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780814416280

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Outsourcing America by Ron Hira,Anil Hira Pdf

One of the most controversial topics in the news is the outsourcing of American jobs to other countries. Outsourced jobs have extended well beyond the manufacturing sector to include white-collar professionals, particularly in information technology, financial services, and customer service. Outsourcing America reveals just how much outsourcing is taking place, what its impact has been and will continue to be, and what can be done about the loss of jobs. More than an exposé, Outsourcing America shows how offshoring is part of the historical economic shift toward globalism and free trade, and demonstrates its impact on individual lives and communities. In addition, the book now features a new chapter on immigration policies and outsourcing, and advice on how individuals can avoid becoming victims of outsourcing. The authors discuss policies that countries like India and China use to attract U.S. industries, and they offer frank recommendations that business and political leaders must consider in order to confront this crisis—and bring more high-paying jobs back to the U.S.A.

Author : Jacqueline Ching
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781435850392

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Outsourcing U.S. Jobs by Jacqueline Ching Pdf

Discusses reasons for outsourcing, the effects of outsourcing, the problems, forces of resistance, creating American jobs and planning for tomorrow's global economy.

Author : Imre Szalai
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Arbitration and award
ISBN : 1611632021

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Outsourcing Justice by Imre Szalai Pdf

Arbitration is a method of dispute resolution in which parties agree to submit their dispute to a private, neutral third person, instead of a traditional court with a judge and jury. This private system of arbitration, which is often confidential and secretive, can be a polar opposite, in almost every way, to the public court system. Over the past few decades, arbitration agreements have proliferated throughout American society. Such agreements appear in virtually all types of consumer transactions, and millions of American workers are bound by arbitration agreements in their employment relationships. America has become an "arbitration nation," with an increasing number of disputes taken away from the traditional, open court system and relegated to a private, secretive system of justice. How did arbitration agreements become so widespread, and enforceable, in American society? Prior to the 1920s, courts generally refused to enforce such agreements, and parties had the right to bring their disputes to court. However, during the 1920s, Congress and state legislatures suddenly enacted ground-breaking laws declaring that arbitration agreements are "valid, irrevocable, and enforceable." Drawing on previously untapped archival sources, this book explores the many different people, institutions, forces, beliefs, and events that led to the enactment of modern arbitration laws during the 1920s, and this book examines why America's arbitration laws radically changed during this period. By examining this history, this book demonstrates how the U.S. Supreme Court has grossly misconstrued these laws and unjustifiably created an expansive, informal, private system of justice touching almost every aspect of American society and impacting the lives of millions. Professor Szalai maintains a blog on arbitration at outsourcingjustice.com. "Recommended. General readers, upper-division undergraduate students, and above." -- CHOICE Magazine

Author : William Greene
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Offshore outsourcing
ISBN : 9781428957725

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Growth in services outsourcing to India propellant or drain on the U.S. economy? by William Greene Pdf

Author : Ron Hira
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Labor market
ISBN : OCLC:1256522867

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Outsourcing America by Ron Hira Pdf

Author : Dana Fisher
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0804767785

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Activism, Inc. by Dana Fisher Pdf

Activism, Inc. introduces America to an increasingly familiar political actor: the canvasser. She's the twenty-something with the clipboard, stopping you on the street or knocking on your door, the foot soldier of political campaigns. Granted unprecedented access to the "People's Project," an unknown yet influential organization driving left-leaning grassroots politics, Dana Fisher tells the true story of outsourcing politics in America. Like the major corporations that outsourced their customer service to companies abroad, the grassroots campaigns of national progressive movements—including Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, Save the Children, and the Human Rights Campaign—have been outsourced at different times to this single organization. During the 2004 presidential campaign, the Democratic Party followed a similar outsourcing model for their canvassing. Fisher examines the history and rationale behind political outsourcing on the Left, weaving together frank interviews with canvassers, high-ranking political officials across the political spectrum, and People's Project management. She compares all of this to the grassroots efforts on the Right, which remain firmly grounded in communities and local politics. This book offers a chilling review of the consequences of political outsourcing. Connecting local people on the streets throughout America to the national organizations and political campaigns that make up progressive politics, it shows what happens to the passionate young activists outsourced to the clients of Activism, Inc.

Author : Michael Robillard,Bradley Strawser
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Civil-military relations
ISBN : 9780190671457

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Outsourcing Duty by Michael Robillard,Bradley Strawser Pdf

"Are contemporary soldiers exploited by the state and society which they defend? More specifically, have America's professional service members been uniquely exploited insofar as they have disproportionately carried the moral weight of America's collective war-fighting decisions since the inception of the all-volunteer force post-Vietnam and particularly since 9/11? In this work, Michael Robillard and Bradley Strawser argue that many of American soldiers have indeed been exploited in this unique way. By offering their original normative theory of 'moral exploitation'; the notion that persons or groups can be wrongfully exploited by being made to shoulder an excessive amount of moral responsibility, moral risk, and exposure to 'dirty hands', Robillard and Strawser make the case that such a state of affairs indeed describes America's present relationship with her military. By offering a thorough and in-depth analysis of some of the exploitative and misleading elements of present-day military recruitment, the pernicious civil-military divide existing between military members and the civilian principle both within the organs of government and the public at large, and the stifling effect that 'Thank You for Your Service', 'I support the troops' culture has had on serious public engagement concerning America's ongoing wars, Robillard and Strawser offer a tour de force of eye-opening arguments on the demoralizing state of affairs for the American soldier. They conclude by arguing for several normative and prudential prescriptions to help close this ever-widening fissure existing between America and its military and existing within America herself. In so doing, their work gives a much needed and urgent voice to America's other 1%"--

Author : Stephen Currie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-02
Category : Competition, International
ISBN : 1602170088

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Outsourcing America by Stephen Currie Pdf

This book examines the controversies involved in outsourcing, in which American companies close factories and offices in the United States and send the work abroad. Chapters focus on the reasons for outsourcing, the effects on U. S. workers and communities, the impact on foreign countries, and the future of outsourcing.

Author : Marc J Schniederjans,Ashlyn M Schniederjans,Dara G Schniederjans
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317463344

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Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context by Marc J Schniederjans,Ashlyn M Schniederjans,Dara G Schniederjans Pdf

Designed for upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses in production-operations management, management information systems, international business, and strategic management, this text focuses on concepts, processes, and methodologies for firms planning to undertake or currently involved in outsourcing-insourcing decisions. "Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context" is the only available text that includes coverage of the international risk factors associated with this strategy. The book presents a balanced view of the positive and negative aspects of outsourcing, and provides essential coverage of the fundamental techniques involved in any outsourcing-insourcing decision. In addition, it discusses the ethical ramifications of outsourcing for companies and governments around the world. Each chapter includes learning objectives, discussion questions, and sample problems. An Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, and PowerPoint presentation are available to teachers who adopt the text.

Author : Jacqueline M. Zalewski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429885549

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Working Lives and in-House Outsourcing by Jacqueline M. Zalewski Pdf

This book offers a sociological account of the process by which companies instituted and continue to institute outsourcing in their organization. Drawing on qualitative data, it examines the ways in which internal outsourcing in the information technologies and human resources professions negatively affects workers, their work conditions, and working relationships. With attention to the deleterious influence of outsourcing on relationships and the strong tendency of market organisations to produce social conflict in interactions – itself a considerable ‘transaction cost’ – the author challenges both the ideology that markets, rather than hierarchies, produce more efficient and less costly economic outcomes for companies, and the idea that outsourcing generates benefits for professional workers in the form of greater opportunity. A demonstration of the social conflict created between employees working for two separate, proprietary companies, Working Lives and in-House Outsourcing will be of interest to scholars with interests in the sociology of work and organizations and the sociology of professions, as well as those working in the fields of business management and human resources.

Author : Madison, James H.,Sandweiss, Lee Ann
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780871953636

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Hoosiers and the American Story by Madison, James H.,Sandweiss, Lee Ann Pdf

A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.

Author : Richard B. Freeman,Hal Salzman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226468471

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U.S. Engineering in a Global Economy by Richard B. Freeman,Hal Salzman Pdf

Since the late 1950s, the engineering job market in the United States has been fraught with fears of a shortage of engineering skill and talent. U.S. Engineering in a Global Economy brings clarity to issues of supply and demand in this important market. Following a general overview of engineering-labor market trends, the volume examines the educational pathways of undergraduate engineers and their entry into the labor market, the impact of engineers working in firms on productivity and innovation, and different dimensions of the changing engineering labor market, from licensing to changes in demand and guest worker programs. The volume provides insights on engineering education, practice, and careers that can inform educational institutions, funding agencies, and policy makers about the challenges facing the United States in developing its engineering workforce in the global economy.

Author : Van Puyvelde Damien Van Puyvelde
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474450256

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Outsourcing US Intelligence by Van Puyvelde Damien Van Puyvelde Pdf

In the 21st century, more than any other time, US agencies have relied on contractors to conduct core intelligence functions. This book charts the swell of intelligence outsourcing in the context of American political culture and considers what this means for the relationship between the state, its national security apparatus and accountability within a liberal democracy. Through analysis of a series of case studies, recently declassified documents and exclusive interviews with national security experts in the public and private sectors, the book provides an in-depth and illuminating appraisal of the evolving accountability regime for intelligence contractors.

Author : Paul Craig Roberts
Publisher : AK Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849350075

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How the Economy was Lost by Paul Craig Roberts Pdf

Paul Craig Roberts smooths out the rollercoaster of the US economy.

Author : Todd G. Buchholz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114307270

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Bringing the Jobs Home by Todd G. Buchholz Pdf

Buchholz explores the crisis of the outsourcing of American jobs, and reviews potential solutions.