Offshoring and its Implications for the Information Systems Discipline: Where Perception Meets Reality

The shrinking student numbers in IS programs in developed countries has created a crisis for the IS profession. In this paper, we explore how offshoring is affecting the IS discipline both directly and indirectly and show some of the major causes behind the relocation of IS work. Our primary message is that while offshoring has impacted the location of some IS tasks, this has not led to the demise of the field. Indeed, in contrast to the public...