Determinants of IT Outsourcing Relationships: A Conceptual Model

  • Authors:
  • Stefan Blumenberg;Daniel Beimborn;Wolfgang Koenig

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-

  • Venue:
  • HICSS '08 Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • Year:
  • 2008

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

How can relationship quality in outsourcing partnerships be achieved, sustained, and im- proved? In this paper we present a conceptual model that focuses on the identification of the relevant determinants for a successful IT outsourcing rela- tionship as well as on the operationalization IT outsourcing relationship quality. We contribute to existing relationship literature by thoroughly ex- amining existing constructs and, if applicable, spliting and redistributing them. We also consider additional relationship quality dimensions and determinants. The derived eleven dimensions and fifteen determinants are empirically validated in a subsequent three step empirical approach provid- ing a much more detailed and throroughly struc- tured relationship quality model which will even- tually help practitioners in improving their cross- organizational IT-business relationships.