Shared Services and Outsourcing: A Contemporary Outlook
10th Global Sourcing Workshop 2016, Val d'Isère, France, February 16-19, 2016, Revised Selected Papers
Editors: Kotlarsky, Julia, Oshri, Ilan, Willcocks, Leslie P. (Eds.)
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This book constitutes the revised selected papers from the 10th Global Sourcing Workshop held in Val d’Isère, France, in February 2016. The 11 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions.
The book offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and offshoring of information technology and business services offering practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit to students and managers. The range of topics covered is wide and diverse, but predominately focused on how to achieve success in shared services and outsourcing. More specifically, the book examines outsourcing decisions and management practices, giving specific attention to shared services that have become one of the dominant sourcing models. The topics discussed combine theoretical and practical insights regarding challenges that industry leaders, policy makers, and professionals face or should be concerned with. Case studies from various organizations, industries and countries such as UK, Italy, The Netherlands, Canada, Australia and Denmark complete the book.
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Why Do Firms Outsource: A Tool for Contextual Ambidexterity
Pages 1-18
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Sharing Knowledge in a Shared Services Center Context: An Explanatory Case Study of the Dialectics of Formal and Informal Practices
Pages 19-39
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Towards an Integrated Methodology for Implementing Shared Services
Pages 40-50
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Exploring Career Anchors in Shared Service Centres
Pages 51-76
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Organizational Culture Determinants and Retained Organizations Growth Stages
Pages 77-96
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Shared Services and Outsourcing: A Contemporary Outlook
- Book Subtitle
- 10th Global Sourcing Workshop 2016, Val d'Isère, France, February 16-19, 2016, Revised Selected Papers
- Editors
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- Julia Kotlarsky
- Ilan Oshri
- Leslie P. Willcocks
- Series Title
- Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
- Series Volume
- 266
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-47009-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-47009-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-47008-5
- Series ISSN
- 1865-1348
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VII, 211
- Number of Illustrations
- 51 b/w illustrations
- Topics
