Outsourcing technical communication
Subtitle: issues, policies, and practices
By: edited by Barry Thatcher and Carlos Evia.
Contributors: Thatcher, Barry, 1964-; Evia, Carlos, 1971-
Series: Baywood's technical communications series
Publisher: Baywood Pub. Company
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Amityville, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780895033345
Subjects: Contracting out; Information technology -- Management; Business -- Communication systems
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Technical communication and IT oursourcing in India : past, present, and future / Prashant Natarajan and Makarand Pandit; title: Defining technical communication in the United States and India : a contrastive analysis of established curricula and desired abilities / Carlos Evia; title: Africa goes for outsourcing / Michael Jarvis, Kwadzo Bokor; title: Outsourcing of technical communication tasks from German-speaking contexts / Petra Drewer and Charlotte Kaempf; title: Approaching outsourcing in rhetoric and professional communication : lessons from U.S.-owned maquilas in Mexico / Barry Thatcher and Victoriano Garza-Almanza; title: The information developer's dilemma / Joann Hackos and William Hackos, Jr.; title: Language, culture, and collaboration in offshore outsourcing : a case study of international training team communication competencies / Jim Melton; title: The implications of outsourcing for technical editing / Clint Lanier; title: The privacy problems related to international outsourcing : a perspective for technical communicators / Kirk St. Amant; title: Outsourcing technical communication : the policy behind the practice / Keith Gibson; title: Obligations and opportunities : legal issues in offshore outsourcing technical communication / Charlsye Smith Diaz; title: Conclusion : personal reflection on developing a viable trajectory for outsourcing technical communications / Barry Thatcher.