Applying adaptive structuration theory to investigate the process of group support systems use
Journal of Management Information Systems - Special issue: Collaboration technology, modeling, and end-user computing for the 1990s
Determinants of information technology outsourcing: a cross-sectional analysis
Journal of Management Information Systems
A two-level investigation of information systems outsourcing
Communications of the ACM
The myths and realities of information technology insourcing
Communications of the ACM
Developing a framework for analyzing IS sourcing
Information and Management
Information and Management
Beyond the Information Systems Outsourcing Bandwagon: The Insourcing Response
Beyond the Information Systems Outsourcing Bandwagon: The Insourcing Response
Information Systems Outsourcing; Myths, Metaphors, and Realities
Information Systems Outsourcing; Myths, Metaphors, and Realities
Journal of Management Information Systems
IS Outsourcing management competence dimensions: instrument development and relationship exploration
Information and Management
Information systems outsourcing: a literature analysis
Information and Management
Does IT outsourcing create firm value?
Proceedings of the 2007 ACM SIGMIS CPR conference on Computer personnel research: The global information technology workforce
Using a hybrid multi-criteria decision aid method for information systems outsourcing
Computers and Operations Research
Journal of Management Information Systems
Analyzing the impact of a firm's capability on outsourcing success: A process perspective
Information and Management
Firm strategic profile and IT outsourcing
Information Systems Frontiers
Success and failure in IT outsourcing by government agencies: two Australian case studies
International Journal of Business Information Systems
Enterprise mobility and support outsourcing: A research model and initial findings
Information-Knowledge-Systems Management - Enterprise Mobility: Applications, Technologes and Strategies
Initial observations on economics, pricing, and penetration of the internet of things market
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
IS outsourcing as dynamic phenomena: case studies of quasi-outsourcing in Japan
CEA'09 Proceedings of the 3rd WSEAS international conference on Computer engineering and applications
IT outsourcing and firm-level performance: A transaction cost perspective
Information and Management
A Learning Model of Information Technology Outsourcing: Normative Implications
Journal of Management Information Systems
An Empirical Analysis of Contract Structures in IT Outsourcing
Information Systems Research
IS outsourcing management competence dimensions: instrument development and relationship exploration
Information and Management
Information and Management
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Combining transaction cost and resource-based insights to explain IT implementation outsourcing
Information Systems Frontiers
Assessing the risk exposure in IT outsourcing for large companies
International Journal of Information Technology and Management
ICOSSSE'10 Proceedings of the 9th WSEAS international conference on System science and simulation in engineering
Research Note---Returns to Information Technology Outsourcing
Information Systems Research
Knowledge risks in organizational networks: An exploratory framework
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Impact of information systems outsourcing: a study of Indian banking sector
International Journal of Business Information Systems
A multi-level investigation of information technology outsourcing
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
An industrial survey of software outsourcing in china
PROFES'07 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement
Client-Vendor Relationships in Offshore Applications Development: An Evolutionary Framework
Information Resources Management Journal
Impact of Vendor Selection on Firms' IT Outsourcing: The Korea Experience
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Knowledge based transactions and decision framing in Information Technology Outsourcing
The Journal of Strategic Information Systems
Cost escalation in information technology outsourcing: A moderated mediation study
Decision Support Systems
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This paper proposes and tests an explanatory model of information technology (IT) outsourcing behavior. Relying on transaction costs and incomplete contracts theories, the model hypothesizes that characteristics of IT operation activities--asset specificity, uncertainty, business skills, and technical skills required to perform the activities--will influence the level of their outsourcing. The model was tested using data from a survey of 335 firms. Results indicate that uncertainty is the major deterrent to outsourcing, while the level of technical skills is the most important reason to outsource. Business skills do not seem to play a significant role. Finally, asset specificity, which is always presented as a constraint to outsourcing, showed inconsistent effects.