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Vendor selection strategy for IT outsourcing: the weighted-criteria evaluation technique

Watjatrakul, Boonlert - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 27 (2014) 2, pp. 122-138

Purpose – Most firms select their information technology outsourcing (ITO) vendors based on the two methods of the weighted-criteria evaluation technique – the “qualification score plus the lowest bid price for the highest price score (QS-LBHPS)” and the “qualification score plus the...

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IT outsourcing intent in academic institutions in GCC countries

Faisal, Mohd Nishat; Raza, Syed Asif - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 29 (2016) 3, pp. 432-453

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the reasons behind the intent for information technology (IT) outsourcing in academic institutions in GCC countries. It also aims to develop a multi-criteria decision model (MCDM) to aid the critical decision of IT outsourcing vendor...

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Emergence of common tacit knowledge in an international IT project

Nishinaka, Miwa; Umemoto, Katsuhiro; Kohda, Youji - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 8 (2015) 3, pp. 533-551

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine knowledge processes in an international IT outsourcing project between two countries when knowledge is transferred from one country to the other due to business situations. A theoretical model is presented regarding knowledge processes in...

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Addressing methodological frailties in IT outsourcing surveys

Terzioğlu, Bülend; Chan, Elsie; Schmidt, Peter - In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration 5 (2013) 1, pp. 20-35

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to review 73 survey articles relating to information technology outsourcing (ITO) published by 17 information technology journals over the 20‐year period 1991‐2010. The review focuses on seven attributes of survey methodology (i.e. information on research...

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Drivers of successful IT outsourcing

In: Strategic Direction 39 (2023) 5, pp. 21-23

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...

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Factors affecting the performance of mobile office outsourcing

Lee, Jongtae; Park, Myeong-Cheol; Moon, Junghoon - In: Management Decision 51 (2013) 7, pp. 1422-1441

Purpose – A mobile office can be defined as software and hardware that support business work and that are accessible via smartphones. Organizations are adopting or trying to adopt the mobile office as their communication and business tool, in order to support or to change their current work...

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A view from the vendor’s side: factors that determine satisfaction

Gopalakrishnan, Shanthi; Guilbault, Melodi; Ojha, Abhoy K. - In: South Asian Journal of Business Studies 6 (2017) 3, pp. 214-228

Purpose With the growth in outsourcing it is imperative to understand the vendor’s satisfaction with IT outsourcing relationships since contractual and relationship factors affect the ability of vendors and clients to work together over time. A recent study demonstrated that relational factors...

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News in the IT outsourcing and trends in its development

Słoniec, Jolanta - In: Journal of Positive Management : JPM 7 (2016) 4, pp. 3-18

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Welfare policy in the presence of unionised labour and internationally mobile firms

Rocha-Akis, Silvia; Schöb, Ronnie - 2009

In oligopolistic industries that are unionised and may be affected by offshoring, falling offshoring costs have a …' domestic outside options. Only if the latter become sufficiently attractive will redistribution induce some offshoring, and it … is only at that level that further economic integration will lead to both wage moderation and offshoring activities …

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Offshoring, tasks, and the skill-wage pattern

Baumgarten, Daniel; Geishecker, Ingo; Görg, Holger - 2010

The paper investigates the relationship between offshoring, wages, and the ease with which individuals' tasks can be … suitability of a task for offshoring and the associated skill level. Accordingly, wage effects of offshoring can be very … on offshoring. Our main results suggest that in partial equilibrium, wage effects of offshoring are fairly modest but far …

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