Acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction / Brian Nicholson, Ron Babin, Mary C. Lacity -- The impact of impact sourcing : framing a research agenda / Erran Carmel, Mary C. Lacity and Andrew Doty -- Exploring the "impact" in impact sourcing ventures : a sociology of space...

This paper adopts a transaction cost and management control theoretical framework to advance our understanding of offshore outsourcing of all or elements of the accounting function. Interviews with offshore vendors in India and their UK-based clients provide a number of case studies of the...

A compilation of prestigious contributions from eminent thinkers in the field, this book focuses on the topic of socially responsible outsourcing (SRO). Building on the previous title in this series, Socially Responsible Outsourcing develops the concept of 'Impact Sourcing' which has gained...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to assess and explain the role of grounded theory (GT) in interpretive management accounting research (IMAR) and seeks to answer the question: can interpretive researchers use GT? And if so, how? Design/methodology/approach – This is a theoretical paper...

Purpose – This paper aims to improve understanding of how management control systems (MCS) are influenced by local contexts in outsourcing relationships, drawing on a multi-layer analysis of embeddedness. Design/methodology/approach – Data were gathered through a field study of 15 Egyptian...