tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565721947590120970.post6153259331358996310..comments2023-11-05T01:56:14.372-07:00Comments on SIS640: The Group Four Blogging Corps: India and the Outsourcing ControversyLiz Romighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16153816689587649093noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-565721947590120970.post-11324199135996946042009-09-23T10:20:28.505-07:002009-09-23T10:20:28.505-07:00Christina,
I have progressed outside of my blogos...Christina,<br /><br />I have progressed outside of my blogosphere because I saw your title from Professor Hayden's mainpage and was interested to read your thoughts on Hanson's argument regarding outsourcing. <br /><br />I agree full-heartedly with you in your analysis of India's current place in the international outsourcing arena. A book that I read last year details the outsourcing process and explains how it is being taken to a new level both by corporations and individuals. Tim Ferriss's "Four Hour Work Week" explains in detail the advantages of outsourcing work to India all in the name of improving efficiency and focusing our energy on things that warrant the most focus. Ferriss strongly advocates the use of a "virtual assistant" to handle all mundane, low level tasks that come across the table from day to day and, almost always, this virtual assistant is Indian. He also concludes that people who have outsourced are genuinely more pleased with the product based on both Indian knowledge of business (As Hanson touched on) and the Indian work ethic.<br /><br />I think that Ferriss can be exemplified as an early adopter to this integrated world framework that will consume our future. As a capitalist society, we want the most for our money in the least amount of time and, in this case, India offers a wonderful option. As you conclude, international outsourcing will not only continue to grow but will prove essential in increasing efficiency in the coming years.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373876242258398728noreply@blogger.com