Saturday, August 02, 2008

Offshoring Is Transforming U.S. Engineering

Another new report from the National Academies.

Summary:
Offshoring of engineering activities has increased significantly in recent years across a range of industries, and will continue to expand in scale and sophistication, according to a new workshop summary from the National Academy of Engineering. The impact of offshoring has been mixed so far, with some U.S.-based companies benefiting while some individual U.S. engineers have lost their jobs or experienced slower salary growth, says the report.

Source for the figure: "Innovators without Borders"
by Kevin Dehoff and Vikas Sehgal
Strategy + Business

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