Offshoring of software development from Japan to China / Nobuhiro Takahashi and Mita Li

• Main Authors: Takahashi, Nobuhiro, Li, Mita
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pahang 2008
• Subjects: Small business. Medium-sized business; Occupational Health; Information technology. Information systems
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29918/1/29918.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29918/

This article discusses the recent development of offshoring in the software industry in Japan. Following interviews with several Japanese ICT companies, we reveal the present status and problems of offshoring software development, which cannot be recognized from its macro data. Japanese firms must...