Information Systems and Outsourcing: Studies in Theorpy and Practice
A new look at nearly 20 years of theoretical and practical research on IT outsourcing, this book explores how good IT outsourcing theories shape practice and how effective IT outsourcing practices inform theory. It highlights the importance of examining theories borrowed from economics, strategy, and sociology to study IT outsourcing.
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A new look at nearly 20 years of theoretical and practical research on IT outsourcing, this book explores how good IT outsourcing theories shape practice and how effective IT outsourcing practices inform theory. It highlights the importance of examining theories borrowed from economics, strategy, and sociology to study IT outsourcing.
PART I: INTRODUCTION Outsourcing Research: Towards More Informed Practice--Mary C. Lacity and Leslie P. WillcocksPART II: THEORIES Transaction Cost Economics Applied to IT Outsourcing: Findings and Critique--Mary C. Lacity and Leslie P. WillcocksThe Normative Value of Transaction Cost Economics in IT Outsourcing--Laura Poppo and Mary C. LacityDombergers Theory of Contracting Applied to IT Outsourcing--Peter Seddon, Sara Cullen, and Leslie P. WillcocksContracting and Relationship Theories Applied to IT Outsourcing--Thomas Kern and Leslie P. WillcocksPART III: STUDIES OF PRACTICE Outsourcing Myths and Contracting Realities--Mary C. Lacity and Rudy HirschheimMaking the Outsourcing Decision--Mary C. Lacity, David Feeny and Leslie P. WillcocksIT and Business Process Outsourcing: The Knowledge Potential--Leslie P. Willcocks, John Hindle, David Feeny and Mary C. Lacity Knowledge Transfer in Offshore Outsourcing--Joseph Rottman and Mary C. LacityIT Offshore Outsourcing Practices--Joseph Rottman and Mary C.LacitySelecting and Leveraging Outsourcing Providers--Sara Cullen, Leslie P. Willcocks and Mary C. LacityManaging Relationships across the Lifecycle of an Outsourcing Arrangement--Mary C. Lacity and Leslie P. WillcocksIT Sourcing: Reflections on Practice--Mary C. Lacity and Leslie P. WillcocksExpertise Management in Distributed Offshore Outsourcing--Ilan Oshri, Julia Kotlarsky, and Leslie WillcocksPlaying Catch-Up with Core IS Capabilities: The Secrets of Success--Leslie Willcocks, Peter Reynolds and David Feeny
