Measuring Impact between it outsourcing and socio economic factors in West Bengal

1. Measuring the Impact between IT Outsourcing and
Socio-Economic Impact in West Bengal (INDIA)
Karan Raina
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2. Kolkata (West Bengal)
• Kolkata has the lowest attrition rate amongst other
outsourcing cities, such as Bangalore, Delhi and
Mumbai
• The city of Kolkata has 12 universities and several
affiliated colleges. Kolkata’s internationally reputed
colleges supply IT companies with a large skilled
workforce on a yearly basis.
• Kolkata’s urban infrastructure and low real estate
costs have also made the city an ideal outsourcing
location for global IT companies.
• The city of Kolkata serves as the headquarters of the
Eastern Region Council of NASSCOM, which is a
leading trade body and also the chamber of
commerce of IT and BPO industries in India.
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3. Some of the Socio-Economic
factors considered for Research
• Poverty Line in Urban Areas
• Employment in Private Sector
• Social Sector Expenditure
• Total Fertility Rate
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4. Pearson Correlation
Coefficient (r)
The value of Pearson Correlation
Coefficient (r) is deduced to establish
the strength of the correlation between
IT outsourcing and Socio-Economic
Impact in West Bengal in the form of
Graphical Representation from FY
2007-08 to FY 2015-16.

5. r = -0.945
(Strong Negative
Correlation)

6. r = 0.914
(Strong Positive
Correlation)

7. r = 0.982
(Strong Positive
Correlation)

8. r = 0.953
(Strong Positive
Correlation)

9. Detailed analysis of the
correlations and data findings
are discussed in the Research
Based Term Paper