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Sunday, 13 July 2008 14:06    PDF Print E-mail
Evolution of the elasticity of labour demand and the role of offshoring

Outsourcing work by British companies to India does not cause job losses but boosts employment, according to a research by economists at the University of Nottingham.

 

The research by the Globalisation and Economic Policy centre (GEP) at the University of Nottingham says the efficiencies it has brought has actually boosted business and led to them employing more people in the UK, not less. The report (Offshoring, Labour Market Institutions and the Elasticity of Labour Demand) analyses the evolution of the elasticity of labour demand and the role of offshoring therein using industry-level data for a large number of OECD countries. The first main finding is that the wage elasticity of labour demand has increased substantially. 

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Sunday, 13 July 2008 13:29    PDF Print E-mail
Caution With Globalization

In an interesting recent post appeared @ InfoWorld (link), Ephriam Schwartz discusses why IT management is more cautious about globalization and outsourcing than non-IT portions of an organization.

 

A recent survey (The Benefits and Challenges of Globalization) of enterprise executives has found that -- not surprisingly -- IT executives are more averse to globalization than their peers from other departments.

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Sunday, 13 July 2008 12:41    PDF Print E-mail
The Software Test Engineer's Handbook

There are a lot of books around covering functional testing techniques, but relatively few cover both functional and technical testing. This book will fill that gap. The book is interesting for testers looking to improve their credentials since authors Graham Bath and Judy McKay are key members of the ISTQB working team. For those planning to take the ISTQB exams the book provides a good base for preparation.

 

Co-author Graham Bath has experience in testing spans for over 25 years and has covered a wide array of domains and technologies. As a test manager, he has been responsible for the testing of mission-critical systems in spaceflight, telecommunications, and police incident-control. Graham has designed tests to the highest levels of rigor within real-time aerospace systems such as the Tornado and Eurofighter military aircraft. Authors Graham Bath and Judy McKay are core members of the ISTQB Working Party that created the new advanced level syllabus, which will be rolled out worldwide this year.
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