Political Environment

The stability of the offshore country’s government pre-
vents some firms from exploring offshore outsourcing
(Nicholson and Sahay, 2001). Israel’s thriving develop-
ment curtailed with the Palestinian war. The Pakistan-
India border disputes caused the U. S. State Department
to ban travel to India. Although firms contract with a
software firm and not the country, political environment
of the country can influence the feasibility of working with
firms located there.
Intellectual property concerns are usually dissuaded
due to protection by law. Most countries have laws that
are comprehensive enough to deal with software as own-
ership. However, having laws in place does not mean that
governments enforce them.