Global Sourcing of Information Technology and Business Processes
4th International Workshop, Global Sourcing 2010, Zermatt, Switzerland, March 22-25, 2010, Revised Selected Papers
Editors: Oshri, Ilan, Kotlarsky, Julia (Eds.)
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This edited book is intended for use by students, academics and practitioners who take interest in outsourcing and offshoring of information technology and business pr- esses. The book offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and offshoring, po- lated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit to students and managers. The range of topics covered here is wide and diverse. The sourcing models available to client firms are discussed in great depth and the decision-making processes and c- siderations regarding the sourcing model and sourcing settings are examined. Vendor capabilities as well as client capabilities are studied in depth and links are offered to the various sourcing models. Issues pertaining to knowledge and expertise are also discussed throughout the book. Last but not least, the book examines current and - ture trends in outsourcing and offshoring, paying particular attention to the role that CIOs will play in shaping their sourcing strategies. The book is based on a vast empirical base brought together through years of - tensive research by the leading researchers of outsourcing and offshoring. June 2010 Ilan Oshri Julia Kotlarsky Organization Global Sourcing Workshop is an annual gathering of academics and practitioners. Program Committee Workshop Chair Leslie Willcocks (London School of Economics, London, UK) Workshop Committee Julia Kotlarsky (Warwick Business School, Coventry, UK) Ilan Oshri (Rotterdam School of Management, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) Joseph Rottman (St. Louis University, St.
- Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Strategic Orientation in the Globalization of Software Firms
Pages 1-25
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Strategic Sourcing of R&D: The Determinants of Success
Pages 26-42
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Exploring the Media Mix during IT-Offshore Project
Pages 43-54
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Parallel Transitions in IT Outsourcing: Making It Happen
Pages 55-68
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Management of Globally Distributed Software Development Projects in Multiple-Vendor Constellations
Pages 69-81
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Global Sourcing of Information Technology and Business Processes
- Book Subtitle
- 4th International Workshop, Global Sourcing 2010, Zermatt, Switzerland, March 22-25, 2010, Revised Selected Papers
- Editors
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- Ilan Oshri
- Julia Kotlarsky
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
- Series Volume
- 55
- Copyright
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-15417-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-15417-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-15416-4
- Series ISSN
- 1865-1348
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 271
- Number of Illustrations
- 34 b/w illustrations
- Topics
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