The Dynamics of Global Sourcing: Perspectives and Practices 6th Global Sourcing Workshop 2012, Courchevel, France, March 12-15, 2012, Revised Selected Papers

This book contains 13 carefully revised and selected papers from the 6th Workshop on Global Sourcing, held in Courchevel, France, during March 12–15, 2012. They have been selected from 46 submissions and represent both client and supplier perspectives on sourcing of global services. This volume is i...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kotlarsky, Julia (Editor), Oshri, Ilan (Editor), Willcocks, Leslie P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Analyzing Client Dependence in Dyadic IS Outsourcing Relationships
  • How Do Planned and Actual Interaction Structures Differ in Global Outsourcing Arrangements?
  • Asset Transfer in IT Outsourcing: Divesting Commodities or Inviting Investment?
  • Measuring the Relative Efficiency of Global Delivery Models in IT Outsourcing
  • Understanding Innovation in Outsourcing Services
  • Shifting Sand: Organizational Identity, Partnership and IT Outsourcing
  • Learning Software-Maintenance Tasks in the Transition Phase of Offshore Outsourcing Projects: Two Learning-Theoretical Perspectives
  • Understanding Resistance in IT Outsourcing: A Service Provider Perspective
  • Cloud Sourcing: Implications for Managing the IT Function
  • Coordination as a Service to Enable Agile Business Networks
  • Seeking Opaque Indifference in Offshore BPO
  • Exploring Failures at the Team Level in Offshore-Outsourced Software Development Projects
  • Global Sourcing of Information Systems Development – Explaining Project Outcomes Based on Social, Cultural, and Asset-Related Characteristics