[HTML][HTML] Myths and paradoxes in Japanese IT offshoring
Nothing captures Japanese offshoring practices better than the old Japanese proverb “Tap
the stone bridge before crossing.” As global IT offshoring continues to grow at an astounding
pace, 3 the seemingly impenetrable Japanese market baffles many offshore IT vendors. On
one hand, Japanese industries are among the most software-intensive, yet they
appearreluctant when it comes to offshoring. In this article, we offer six paradoxical insights
from field research involving five leading Japanese companies—Toshiba, Fujitsu, IBM�…
the stone bridge before crossing.” As global IT offshoring continues to grow at an astounding
pace, 3 the seemingly impenetrable Japanese market baffles many offshore IT vendors. On
one hand, Japanese industries are among the most software-intensive, yet they
appearreluctant when it comes to offshoring. In this article, we offer six paradoxical insights
from field research involving five leading Japanese companies—Toshiba, Fujitsu, IBM�…
[CITATION][C] Myths and paradoxes in Japanese IT offshoring
A Bush, A Tiwana, H Tsuji, K Yoshida, A Sakurai�- Communications of the ACM, 2008
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