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...

background: outsourcing in healthcare is a cost-effective strategy that reduces costs and increases service quality. managers must attempt to outsource healthcare services using scientific methods. objective: this study is a strategic analysis of the outsourcing of health services in one specialty and subspecialty hospital in tehran. methods: this mixed method study (quantitative-qualitative) w...

Contracting out of health services to the private sectors has been the subject of extensive debate and discussion among health personnel and policymakers. Outsourcing is now considered as a useful management tool for health care managers in the public sector. Outsourcing increases efficiency and service quality, reduces costs, focuses on core processes, improves skills, enhances the overall com...

Nowadays, outsourcing is viewed as a trade strategy and organizations tend to adopt new strategies to achieve competitive advantages in the current world of business. focusing on main copmpetencies, and transferring most of activities to outside resources of organization( outsourcing) is one such strategy is. In this paper, we aim to decide on decision maker agent of transportation system, by a...

In recent years, information systems (IS) outsourcing is increasing in business organizations as a way to govern their IS operations. Burgeoning IS costs, lack of IS organization's responsiveness to users, and a renewed emphasis on return on IS investment are among some of the reasons towards this trend. Media reports are almost unanimous, and at times euphoric, in their claims of benefits. How...

introduction: outsourcing in health care sector is a cost-effective strategy that can lead to increased quality of services provided to patients. the aim of this study was to determine the types of outsourced services in educational hospitals in isfahan and to investigate the viewpoints of managers about the impact of outsourcing. methods: this descriptive survey was carried out in 2010. resear...

Knowledge Process Outsourcing is the more complex arm of Business process outsourcing. This research examines existence and evolution KPO’s in India. It also studies driving factors, such as cost advantages, operational efficiencies, etc., behind urge to set up a KPO by developed nations India subsequent challenges faced these outsourcing their knowledge work. The paper identifies strategies th...

Among the broad range of outsourcing offerings, netsourcing presents an emerging opportunity in the e-business context. Netsourcing allows companies to selectively source software applications from external providers via the Internet. External providers claim cost advantages over in-house development and operations of software applications. Several research streams on strategy however list a nu...

Increasingly, with rapid wealth growth of emerging global economies, the basis of competitive advantage is changing from internal capacities to network capabilities. What matters is not a company ownership of hard assets but rather its ability to fully utilize them to capture the worldwide business opportunities. In this highly competitive global environment, outsourcing is approached not as a ...