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An alternative to offshoring is domestic sourcing, or outsourcing in one's home country. A subset of domestic sourcing, known as rural sourcing, is emerging as a significant option within the information technology industry, either as a standalone delivery model or as part of a global outsourcing solution. This article presents the example of one rural sourcing firm's achievements through a technology based partnership with a rural university. The advantages of rural sourcing-such as prevention of American job losses to other countries, promotion of economic development in rural areas, and reduced geopolitical risk for firms-are discussed, along with the opportunity for social responsibility. Suggestions for the future growth and emerging opportunities of this niche sector are also pres...
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In the Courts
California Supreme Court Announces State Law Prohibits Marketing Requests for ZIP Codes
In a case with major implications for reta...
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FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
NOEMIA CARVALHO, on behalf of 
herself an...
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Pursuant to Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 20.31(e)(3), this notice establishes revised rates for the user fee schedule for authorized users requesting fingerprint-based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) checks for noncriminal justice purposes.
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Drawing from three theoretical bases-"information stickiness" from the knowledge management literature, "service coproduction" from the service operations management literature, and "incomplete contract theory" from the transaction cost economics literature-we discuss a theoretical framework and develop models to study the efficiency of the service coproduction process in a knowledge-intensive consulting environment. We apply, refine, and interpret these theories to determine how work should be allocated between the consultant and the client and the corresponding pricing under different contractual relationships that occur in this industry. We find that, with a pricing schedule that relates the fee adjustment to the self-service level and one party's ownership of the residual right to s...
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In the Courts
California Supreme Court Announces State Law Prohibits Marketing Requests for ZIP Codes
In a case with major implications for retail...
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SIC 7375
NAICS 518111
Information retrieval services supply textual, numeric, and graphic data, usually in the form of searchable databa...
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Introduction
In the urban complex of the past, the library was at best an isolated and ephemeral phenomenon. Today a far-reaching and all-embracing ...