Abstract

SY, AIDA. CURRENT ISSUES IN OUTSOURCING: MIS, AIS AND BEYOND. Rev.fac.cienc.econ. [online]. 2012, vol.20, n.2, pp.121-126. ISSN 0121-6805.

In recent years, there has been a wave of outsourcing of by Private Equity firms in the U.S. and Europe. No skilled workers (MIS, AIS or others) are spared from this assault. To paraphrase the words of the Roman Emperor, who, in replying to criticism of his proposal to tax the toilets of Rome: "Money has no smell'. So it is the case with the Emperors of Private Equity. When eyeing high any high-paid U.S / European jobs with a view of shipping them abroad, nothing is off the table. The great conceit of AIS and MIS intellectuals and practitioners is their belief that they are exempt from these outsourcing processes. Some believe that that they enjoy a charmed life; that the demand for their services has an Eternal (shelf) life. They take comfort if the thought that increasing their technical mastery will provides a sufficient bulwark against the onslaught of upheavals in labor and product markets. This act of hubris is reminiscent of King Canute hoping the tide will recede.

Keywords : Outsourcing; Private equity; Craft; History; Labor process.

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