This paper examines the effect of modularity, architectural knowledge and joint measurability on joint supplier performance in multisourcing settings. In particular, we examine these relationships by assuming a moderating role for the guardian supplier. The limited, though growing, IS literature...

There is growing evidence that client firms expect outsourcing suppliers to transform their business. Most outsourcing vendors indeed deliver incremental innovation to client firms. However, radical innovation in outsourcing is more challenging to achieve. While prior studies have provided some...

This paper explores the neglected area of social ties in globally dispersed teams. The paper proposes a framework in which three stages in the development of social ties in a globally distributed team are considered: before face-to-face (F2F), during F2F, and after F2F meetings. These stages...

Traditionally, the main focus of the information system (IS) literature has been on technical aspects related to system development projects. Furthermore, research in the IS field has mainly focused on co-located project teams. In this respect, social aspects involved in IS projects were...

This article explores the process through which social ties in globally dispersed software development teams are created and renewed. The paper argues that because face-to-face (F2F) meetings and ICT are limited in providing support for the build-up and renewal of social ties in long, complex...

Information Technology offshore outsourcing means using an offshore provider to handle some of an enterprise’s IT work. Offshore outsourcing now has a track record, so it has become an option that IT leaders need to consider. But the practice has raised the issue of how to manage expertise...