• DocumentCode
    1399170
  • Title

    Behind the hype about the IT labor “shortage”

  • Author

    Black, Dominique S.

  • Author_Institution
    Adv. Technol. Staffing, Redwood Shores, CA, USA
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Lastpage
    111
  • Abstract
    Industry leaders, government representatives, and association spokespersons are in hot debate regarding the issues surrounding the IT labor shortage. The controversy centers on the US Immigration and Naturalization Service´s H-1B visa system. The narrow question being debated is whether raising the number of such visas robs jobs from US workers or creates additional jobs. The author discusses the two-tiered workforce and encouraging worker mobility
  • Keywords
    human resource management; information technology; personnel; H-1B visa system; IT labor shortage; information technology labor shortage; jobs; two-tiered workforce; worker mobility; Acceleration; Application software; Employment; Feedback; Government; Investments; Labor resources; Optimized production technology; Profitability; Remuneration; US Government;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/2.689685
  • Filename
    689685