We study the effects of management controls and organizational configurations on the performance of large and complex outsourcing initiatives which span multiple years, cost millions of dollars and involve multiple functions. Using survey data from Chief Information Officers we seek to validate...

We analyze the effect of buyer, contract, and vendor characteristics on abnormal stock returns among firms that have announced large scale Information Technology (IT) and Business Process outsourcing (BPO) contracts.We draw upon a comprehensive dataset on outsourcing announcements, augmented...

Using organizational control theory and a related model of firm level outsourcing capabilities, we analyze the effects of buyer, contract, and vendor characteristics on abnormal stock returns among buyer firms that have announced large scale Information Technology (IT) and Business Process...