Ebook: New Studies in Global IT and Business Service Outsourcing: 5th Global Scourcing Workshop 2011, Courchevel, France, March 14-17, 2011, Revised Selected Papers
- Tags: Management of Computing and Information Systems, Software Engineering, Organization/Planning, Procurement
- Series: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing 91
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book contains 11 carefully revised and selected papers from the 5th Workshop on Global Sourcing, held in Courchevel, France, March 14-17, 2011. They have been gleaned from a vast empirical base brought together by leading researchers in information systems, strategic management, and operations.
This volume is intended for use by students, academics, and practitioners interested in the outsourcing and offshoring of information technology and business processes. It offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and offshoring, populated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit for students and managers. The topics discussed combine theoretical and practical insights, and they are extensively illustrated by case studies from client and vendor organizations. Last but not least, the book examines current and future trends in outsourcing and offshoring, paying particular attention to how innovation can be realized in global or outsourced software development environments.
This book contains 11 carefully revised and selected papers from the 5th Workshop on Global Sourcing, held in Courchevel, France, March 14-17, 2011. They have been gleaned from a vast empirical base brought together by leading researchers in information systems, strategic management, and operations.
This volume is intended for use by students, academics, and practitioners interested in the outsourcing and offshoring of information technology and business processes. It offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and offshoring, populated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit for students and managers. The topics discussed combine theoretical and practical insights, and they are extensively illustrated by case studies from client and vendor organizations. Last but not least, the book examines current and future trends in outsourcing and offshoring, paying particular attention to how innovation can be realized in global or outsourced software development environments.
This book contains 11 carefully revised and selected papers from the 5th Workshop on Global Sourcing, held in Courchevel, France, March 14-17, 2011. They have been gleaned from a vast empirical base brought together by leading researchers in information systems, strategic management, and operations.
This volume is intended for use by students, academics, and practitioners interested in the outsourcing and offshoring of information technology and business processes. It offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and offshoring, populated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit for students and managers. The topics discussed combine theoretical and practical insights, and they are extensively illustrated by case studies from client and vendor organizations. Last but not least, the book examines current and future trends in outsourcing and offshoring, paying particular attention to how innovation can be realized in global or outsourced software development environments.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Mechanisms to Implement a Global Multisourcing Strategy....Pages 1-20
Assuring Compliance in IT Subcontracting and Cloud Computing....Pages 21-45
Governance Mechanisms as Substitutes and Complements – A Dynamic Perspective on the Interplay between Contractual and Relational Governance....Pages 46-65
Maturing IT Outsourcing Relationships: A Transaction Costs Perspective....Pages 66-79
Examining the Implications of Organizational Structure Changes from a Transaction Cost Perspective....Pages 80-98
Cultural Emergence in Global IS/IT Outsourcing....Pages 99-114
Should This Software Component Be Developed Inside or Outside Our Firm? - A Design Science Perspective on the Sourcing of Application Systems....Pages 115-132
Getting Agile Methods to Work for Cordys Global Software Product Development....Pages 133-152
Global Software Development Coordination Strategies - A Vendor Perspective....Pages 153-174
Shared Services Centres: A Case Study on a Dispersed Services Oriented Organization....Pages 175-200
Innovation in Outsourcing: Towards a Practical Framework....Pages 201-217
Back Matter....Pages -
This book contains 11 carefully revised and selected papers from the 5th Workshop on Global Sourcing, held in Courchevel, France, March 14-17, 2011. They have been gleaned from a vast empirical base brought together by leading researchers in information systems, strategic management, and operations.
This volume is intended for use by students, academics, and practitioners interested in the outsourcing and offshoring of information technology and business processes. It offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and offshoring, populated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit for students and managers. The topics discussed combine theoretical and practical insights, and they are extensively illustrated by case studies from client and vendor organizations. Last but not least, the book examines current and future trends in outsourcing and offshoring, paying particular attention to how innovation can be realized in global or outsourced software development environments.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Mechanisms to Implement a Global Multisourcing Strategy....Pages 1-20
Assuring Compliance in IT Subcontracting and Cloud Computing....Pages 21-45
Governance Mechanisms as Substitutes and Complements – A Dynamic Perspective on the Interplay between Contractual and Relational Governance....Pages 46-65
Maturing IT Outsourcing Relationships: A Transaction Costs Perspective....Pages 66-79
Examining the Implications of Organizational Structure Changes from a Transaction Cost Perspective....Pages 80-98
Cultural Emergence in Global IS/IT Outsourcing....Pages 99-114
Should This Software Component Be Developed Inside or Outside Our Firm? - A Design Science Perspective on the Sourcing of Application Systems....Pages 115-132
Getting Agile Methods to Work for Cordys Global Software Product Development....Pages 133-152
Global Software Development Coordination Strategies - A Vendor Perspective....Pages 153-174
Shared Services Centres: A Case Study on a Dispersed Services Oriented Organization....Pages 175-200
Innovation in Outsourcing: Towards a Practical Framework....Pages 201-217
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