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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828986703321

Titolo

Outsourcing technical communication : issues, policies, and practices / / edited by Barry Thatcher, Carlos Evia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-22393-7

1-351-84237-4

0-89503-694-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Collana

Baywood's technical communications series

Altri autori (Persone)

EviaCarlos <1971->

ThatcherBarry <1964->

Disciplina

658.4/058

Soggetti

Contracting out

Information technology - Management

Business - Communication systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2007 by Baywood Pub. Co., Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Technical communication and IT oursourcing in India : past, present, and future / Prashant Natarajan and Makarand Pandit -- Defining technical communication in the United States and India : a contrastive analysis of established curricula and desired abilities / Carlos Evia -- Africa goes for outsourcing / Michael Jarvis, Kwadzo Bokor -- Outsourcing of technical communication tasks from German-speaking contexts / Petra Drewer and Charlotte Kaempf -- Approaching outsourcing in rhetoric and professional communication : lessons from U.S.-owned maquilas in Mexico / Barry Thatcher and Victoriano Garza-Almanza -- The information developer's dilemma / Joann Hackos and William Hackos, Jr. -- Language, culture, and collaboration in offshore outsourcing : a case study of international training team communication competencies / Jim Melton -- The implications of outsourcing for technical editing / Clint Lanier -- The privacy problems related to international outsourcing : a perspective for technical communicators / Kirk St. Amant -- Outsourcing technical communication : the policy behind the practice / Keith Gibson -- Obligations and opportunities : legal issues in offshore outsourcing



technical communication / Charlsye Smith Diaz -- Conclusion : personal reflection on developing a viable trajectory for outsourcing technical communications / Barry Thatcher.