• DocumentCode
    894555
  • Title

    The Evolution of Indian Technical Communication Teams Commentary

  • Author

    Bedi, Melanie Doulton

  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    88
  • Lastpage
    90
  • Abstract
    We´ve all heard of how outsourcing practices are continually expanding in India. Well, this expansion now involves technical communication. The article is based on the author´s personal experiences working as a technical communicator in India. Over the last decade (1997-2007), the demand for technical communicators in India has increased exponentially. Today, there are approximately 5,000 professionals in this field in India. The purpose of the article is to describe the evolution of Indian technical communication teams and to provide an insight into the future of the profession in India
  • Keywords
    outsourcing; personnel; professional communication; recruitment; Indian technical communication; employee attitudes; human resources; offshore documentation teams; outsourcing; recruitment; Costs; Documentation; Employee rights; Knowledge management; Outsourcing; Productivity; Professional communication; Statistics; Teleconferencing; Writing; Human resources; inshoring; offshoring;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPC.2007.897582
  • Filename
    4220760