This paper studies economic determinants of IS outsourcing. It argues that a focus on comparative economic theories and models can improve our ability to explain outsourcing within the larger context of organizational strategy and environment. Specifically, the research constructs of production cost, transaction cost, and financial slack are examined simultaneously to understand what inf luence...

Outsourcing data to third party data providers is becoming a common practice for data owners to avoid the cost of managing and maintaining databases. Meanwhile, due to the popularity of locationbased-services (LBS), the need for spatial data (e.g., gazetteers, vector data) is increasing exponentially. Consequently, we are witnessing a new trend of outsourcing spatial datasets by data collectors...

In the early 1900s, the Ford Motor Company would not have known what a T1 line was. If somebody had suggested to the senior managers at Ford that a T1 line would one day have something to do with who would manufacture the tires on Ford’s cars, they would have been shown the door – for this was a time when the Ford Motor Company bought a rubber plantation in order to control the production of ti...

Developing countries are increasingly relying on Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) for their socio-economic development. Many countries have achieved faster gross domestic product (GDP) growth through information technology (IT) outsourcing, which is now largely recognized as a strategic management practice that can provide a competitive advantage in business. The East African Com...

The transition from manufacturing outsourcing to software engineering outsourcing can be an appealing and challenging activity for all enterprises. A theoretical framework is proposed based on four items in this case study. The present study identifies problems in both manufacturing outsourcing and software engineering outsourcing. Relationships between these two sets of industrial problems are...

Software developers are among an increasing number of companies turning to outsourcing as a strategy to improve cost control, product quality, product development schedule reduction, and focus on core business activities. Outsourcing consultants promise all of these benefits and more, but nearly thirty percent of all outsourcing relationships end in dissatisfaction. In response, several authors...

Results: Majority (59%) of hospitals surveyed were rural; 41% were urban. More than half (n=23; 72%) reported to be outsourcing at least one support service. There was a significant difference in the proportion of rural and urban hospitals outsourcing and those not outsourcing (p=0.0033). While outsourcing, rural hospitals were more likely to report challenges with the availability of vendors (...

In recent years information system (IS) outsourcing is increasingly being explored as an option to get the better output from the IS infrastructure. However the results of IS outsourcing are mixed. This paper has tried to assess the impact of IS outsourcing in short, medium and long term. The study also has compared the impact of IS outsourcing according to the different degree of outsourcing. ...