A "flat earth" effect in IT pay?(Tech topics)

ABA Banking Journal, July, 2005 by Bielski, Lauren

Outsourcing raised a ruckus in the media about a year ago. More recently, the subject was touched on in a book by Thomas Friedman called The World is Flat, A brief history of the 21st Century (he of The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization fame). Citing the international workforce's wage dampening impact here in the U.S., the book stimulated chatter at the water cooler and fed a certain breed of blogger--and pundit--since its early spring publish date.

Yet, is everyone on the "flat earth" wavelength?

"I haven't read the book so I can't comment on it," says David Foote, principal, Foote Partners, LLC, New Canaan, Conn. The company tracks base and certification pay for technology workers by analyzing data from 1,800 organizations in...

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