An empirical investigation of IT outsourcing versus quasi-outsourcing in France and Germany
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An empirical investigation of IT outsourcing versus quasi-outsourcing in France and Germany
An increasingly large number of firms outsource their Information Technology (IT). Firms that contemplate IT outsourcing have two alternatives: (1) contract with a vendor (i.e., outsourcing) or (2) set up their own IT subsidiary (i.e. quasi-outsourcing). This study examines some of the determinants of the outsourcing vs. quasi-outsourcing decision. Using primary data collected in France and Ger...
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عنوان ژورنال: Information & Management
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0378-7206
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2004.02.005