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As thousands of General Motors workers await word on more U.S. plant closures, reports that the company plans to import Chinese-made vehicles to the U.S. have created a political problem for the automaker and the White House.
Delta Air Lines Inc. no longer is outsourcing reservation calls to India after years of complaints from customers who preferred to speak to someone in the United States.
More than a quarter of the U.S. intelligence agencies' employees are outside contractors, hired to fill in gaps in the military and civilian work force, according to a survey of the 16 intelligence agencies.
Think only celebrities, high-ranking professionals and the wealthy can enjoy having personal assistants at their beck and call? Not necessarily.
Vodafone's Indian joint venture is transferring all of its information technology-related work to IBM Corp. under a 5-year contract that will reduce costs and improve services, the company said Monday.
A big, red "Closed" sign has been plastered across the front door of the library here since mid-April, when Jackson County ran out of money to keep its 15 branches open.
Citigroup Inc. expects to have completed its corporate cost review by mid-April, company officials said Monday, as published reports suggested the nation's largest bank was considering cutting about 15,000 jobs.
Intel Corp. announced Monday it will build a $2.5 billion chip factory in China, giving the U.S. company a bigger presence in the booming Chinese market and boosting Beijing's efforts to attract high-tech investment.
Even as Indian call centers have thrived in the past decade, helping U.S. companies cut costs and creating hundreds of thousands of jobs here, they have faced a seemingly insurmountable problem: Most Indian employees speak heavily accented English.
You lost your job. It's probably one of the most dreaded things you'll ever hear from your boss. Then you find out that your white-collar position moved to the other side of the globe — to India. President Bush says he feels your pain and that education — not trade protectionism — is the answer to deal with the increasing globalized world in which we live and work.
Computer maker Dell Inc. said Monday it planned to add 5,000 jobs in India over the next two years, bringing its work force in the country to 15,000.
Nielsen's Oldsmar facility cuts 57 jobs, some for outsourcing"It was part of an ongoing process to improve Nielsen's productivity, to respond to our shifting client needs and to preserve high value jobs in a difficult economy," company spokesman Gary Holmes said.
NYT: 22 Republicans, 20 Democrats Used Lobbying Firm's Statements In House Health Care SpeechesIn the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities. Often, that was no accident.
Outsourcing SEO – Yes or No?If you're following business trends with any level of interest at all, you'll have noticed how many opportunities there are to outsource your business processes. SEO is no exception.
Just the Facts, But From Whom? : CJRThe author observes the NYT using or "outsourcing" fact checking to PolitiFact on an article concerning Bachmann.
Gov. Patrick says state will boycott Hyatt if it doesn't rehire workers - Daily Business Update - The Boston GlobeGovernor Deval Patrick plans to direct state employees to boycott the Hyatt while conducting state business unless the hotel company rehires the housekeepers it fired without warning after tricking them into training outsourced replacements.
I don't think we do. I think we're caught in the 1950's cold-war mindset of us v. them, that we think we're only competing against our fellow Americans, that we haven't really come to understand this whole globalization thing.
Outsourcing's No Longer In"Outsourcing has fallen on hard times, just like almost every other sector of the global economy. However, that's because so many companies must take drastic cost-cutting measures, not because outsourcing has lost its attractiveness as a tool.
If a health insurance company isn't hitting its revenue goals what does it do typically? It increases premiums or increases its claim denial ratio!
Reconsidering Manual Labor This is a commentary from Katie Baker, writing a Newsweek column. I found this interesting and worthy of discussion.
From India: Obama, love us like George didThere has been much concern in New Delhi that the new United States president doesn't have India on his mind. The positive view was that Barack Obama just had too much on his plate. The negative view was that India just didn't figure on his map.
So Much for the Cheap 'China Price'A new study says rising mainland wages and higher shipping costs, among other things, make Mexico a better choice for manufacturing
Outsourcing Elderly Care -to India!Steve Herzfeld confronted the decisions that haunt most of us eventually. His elderly parents needed round-the-clock care, but he couldn't afford the quality of nursing home he wanted for them in Florida. So he sent them to Puducherry, India!
With Jobs Scarce, Age Becomes an Issue More Young Workers Are at Risk of Layoffs as Employers Grow Wary of Letting Older Employees Go
Business Community must get behind single-payer health insuranceThere are two expenses that businesses should not incur, and for exactly the same reason. Taxes and health care ...
I don't know what to say. This is the best treatment of problems of linear thought in a global-finite system I have ever seen. The young woman is a little too perky for me but at least she doesn't talk down to her audience.
Obama To End Tax Breaks For Corporations That Ship Our Jobs OverseasThe plan also would make it harder for individuals to stash money in overseas accounts to avoid taxation. Obama will roll out his ideas in an announcement at 11:05 a.m. EDT, where he will be joined by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
Outsourcing has become a major business enabler. While controversial in some circles, used properly outsourcing can enhance an organization in many ways.
Binyam to sue company over rendition flight An American court has cleared the way for two British residents released from Guantanamo Bay to sue a subsidiary of the international aviation company Boeing over complicity in their rendition.
India's Outsourcers Should Worry about Delta's Move It's ironic that the backlash against Indian call centers comes even as Americans have embraced a film celebrating the triumph of an Indian call-center worker. The hero of Slumdog Millionaire, which swept the Oscars in February, works in a call center.
Let's look at a few of the issues in the news and in the minds of the American people that are a recent cause of controversy. Let's set aside the emotionalism, the rhetoric and the sensationalism and take a wider perspective. Let's take an analytic look at the news.
Outsourcing Not the Big Savings Firms Expect, Study SaysThe recession is pushing businesses to cut the cost of their software portfolios, but most companies overestimate the savings that offshoring can deliver, according to Compass Management Consulting. Companies rushing to outsource their software development for quick savings actu …
Outsourcing Not the Big Savings Firms Expect, Study SaysThe recession is pushing businesses to cut the cost of their software portfolios, but most companies overestimate the savings that offshoring can deliver, according to Compass Management Consulting.
Contracting Boom Could Fizzle Out - washingtonpost.comChange is happening - big change. Outsourcing has been a lucrative revenue center for thousands of contractors. Better government requires much of this work be folded into a more capable, professional government and done by government civil servants.
Sallie Mae To Add 2,000 Jobs To Us In 18 MonthsSallie Mae said Monday that it will bring 2,000 jobs to the U.S.
Accounting Tricks Resurface - Arthur Anderson Style - Which Former Administration Owns That One?: Markets Move Higher?The magic of the financial world is upon us once again. With the stroke of a pen toxic assets were transformed into gold producing positive gains in the markets so far today.
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