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Outsourcing Studies

Outsourcing is typically disliked by programmers, but does anyone know any empirical studies of the cost/benefits of outsourcing for a company?

I'm not looking for personal experiences here (as entertaining/frightening as they may be), but for actual research studies.

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take a look at the digital library of www.acm.org for serious studies.

Raj  2010-06-08 12:49:52
In order for that to be of any use, you either have to be a member of ACM, or purchase access. It might be worth it for someone who really wants to know, but not so for those of us who are just curious.
T.E.D.  2010-06-08 12:57:21

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