Pamela Abbott The University of Sheffield, UK
Pamela Abbott is a Lecturer in Information Systems at Brunel University, London. She obtained her Ph.D. at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK, in research done on nearshore models of offshore software outsourcing. Her research interests include the suitability of locations for software and services outsourcing, strategies for software and services export in developing countries, the role that distance plays in managing offshore working arrangements, and the relationship between context and the development of client–supplier relationships. In the last 3 years, she has been leading an international collaborative research project with UK-and China-based researchers investigating cross-cultural strategies employed by Chinese IT service provider firms. This project has been quite successful in producing high-quality published outputs and attracting grant funding.
