Wipro to beef up US hiring in image revamp - Financial Times

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Wipro to beef up US hiring in image revamp Financial Times The outsourcing of work to companies such as Wipro, and the granting of work visas to foreign workers, including Indians, has long been of concern to US labour unions and is likely to become a political 'hot potato' in the upcoming presidential ... Azim Premji's Wipro gets back into shape as CEO TK Kurien takes chargeIndia Today all 3 news articles »

Outsourcing Has Reduced US Costs and Saved Many US Companies from Bankruptcy - SBWire (press release)

Outsourcing Has Reduced US Costs and Saved Many US Companies from Bankruptcy SBWire (press release) Has outsourcing really cost the US economy dearly or has it actually helped save US companies from going bankrupt? All the flak notwithstanding, this article endeavours to show why outsourcing is the need of the hour for the US economy, recession or no ...

To Outsource Or Not to Outsource? That's the Pharma R&D Question - Wall Street Journal (blog)

To Outsource Or Not to Outsource? That's the Pharma R&D Question Wall Street Journal (blog) Its latest revamp, announced last week, will cut 2200 R&D jobs and mean Astra is now outsourcing much of its drug research. Tight cost controls and focused innovation are prime objectives for both models. Glaxo's research and development operations ... and more »

Insurer Outsourcing Still Seen as a Viable Tech Strategy - Insurance Networking News

Insurer Outsourcing Still Seen as a Viable Tech Strategy Insurance Networking News Thus, the insurers that participated in the survey represented a broad cross-section of US property/casualty and life/annuity insurers. The survey targeted three areas of interest: staff augmentation (also known as “body shop” workers or contract ... and more »

Outsourcing Trend: Semiconductor Fabs Need Service and Support for Legacy ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Outsourcing Trend: Semiconductor Fabs Need Service and Support for Legacy ... MarketWatch (press release) Outsourcing Trend: Support and Service Established 150mm and 200mm fabs are increasingly outsourcing support and service for legacy tools to reduce maintenance costs within the fab. For "super" legacy tools, such as the KLA AIT1 (defect inspection), ... and more »

Proposed jobs bill would target foreign outsourcing by US companies - Washington Post

Proposed jobs bill would target foreign outsourcing by US companies Washington Post will introduce a bill Wednesday requiring large US companies to disclose how many of their jobs are based on US soil and how many are based abroad, an attempt to shed light on the number of American jobs being outsourced. Such data is closely guarded ... Bill would clarify which companies outsource jobsRoyal Oak Daily Tribune Rep. Peters Aims to Expose OutsourcingPatch.com all 6 news articles »

Bad Apple: Could the Era of Exploitation Outsourcing Be Near Its End? - Workforce Management (blog)

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Bad Apple: Could the Era of Exploitation Outsourcing Be Near Its End? Workforce Management (blog) First, This American Life broadcast the first-person account of Mike Daisey, a self-proclaimed Apple enthusiast who traveled to China to see how apple products were made—and was horrified at what he found. Then the New York Times published a long ... The Apple Connection: Globalization and OutsourcingToward Freedom all 5 news articles »