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Using resource dependency theory (RDT), this research analyzes how organizations control their information technology resources to improve organizational performance. According to RDT, organizations must manage their dependency on external organizations and limit external dependencies when...
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Outsourcing has become the next critical business process that needs to be addressed by airlines. Successful … outsourcing depends on the selection of the appropriate provider. However, this practice is not always successful and its … outsourcing activity; and 3) risk plays a major role in the outsourcing evaluation system, and has the greatest effect on the …
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Purpose – Firms in Malaysia are in an enviable position in view of Malaysia's standing as a leading outsourcing hub in … the region. Despite that, little is known about the accounting outsourcing practices, risks and control in Malaysia. This … paper aims to explore the practices, decisions, processes and perception of risks and control in accounting outsourcing …
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modeling process to enable determination of optimal outsourcing policy decisions with respect to the variables such as …/methodology/approach – In this paper, a discrete dynamic programming‐based modeling framework is developed for analyzing outsourcing policies …‐house production vis‐à‐vis outsourcing, which is contingent upon several factors such as demand during the period under consideration …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a decision‐making framework for outsourcing levels of logistics …. Literature review was undertaken to study outsourcing theories. Successively, case studies on three food manufacturers were … determinant factors for outsourcing the different activities. Findings – Results indicate that logistics activities at different …
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This paper faces the problem of the decision maker who has to identify the most appropriate organisational mode for the external acquisition of a certain technology. Its objective is twofold: to explain the rationale behind the choice of a definite mode of collaboration, i.e. to understand which...
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The make‐or‐buy question represents a fundamental dilemma faced by many companies. Companies have finite resources and cannot always afford to have all manufacturing technologies in‐house. This has resulted in an increasing awareness of the importance of make‐or‐buy decisions. This...
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outsourcing”, by looking at the interactions between manufacturing operations and the wider supply chain networks associated with …
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