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...

One of the security issues in data outsourcing is the enforcement of the data owner’s access control policies. This includes some challenges. The first challenge is preserving confidentiality of data and policies. One of the existing solutions is encrypting data before outsourcing which brings new challenges; namely, the number of keys required to access authorized resources, efficient policy u...

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 (...

Despite the experience with IS outsourcing for decades, numerous outsourcing arrangements fail in practice. Likely reasons for such failures can be ascribed to divergent expectations and an inappropriate governance of the outsourcing relationship. The objective of this paper is to explore different types of outsourcing relationships and their configuration depending on the underlying expectatio...

With the further improvement in internet bandwidth, connection stability and data transmission security, a new wave of Application Service Providers (ASP) is on his way. The recent booming on some models such as Software Application as Service (SaaS) and On-Demand in 2008, has led to emergence of ASP model in core business functions. The traditional IS outsourcing covers the non-core business f...

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. ...

Developments in information and other communication technologies have led to more insourcing and outsourcing opportunities for organizations. The traditional model of isolated IT outsourcing by a single organization is being eclipsed by a new trend of sourcing through interorganizational networks and IT-based virtual organizations. Dynamic sourcing is becoming a core characteristic of virtual o...

Background: Outsourcing is considered as one of the tools for organizational development and promotion of productivity by managers. In recent years, outsourcing of healthcare services has become significant. The aim of this study was to identify the most important factors influencing the decision making of outsourcing healthcare services.    Methods: This study is a combined study. F...

Growth in IT outsourcing is expected to remain high in the coming years as there have been widespread market claims that IT outsourcing can reduce firms’ costs by over 30 percent. The scope and range of IT outsourcing services are also increasing, as evidenced by the promotion of ASP (applications service providers), global outsourcing, software development outsourcing, and web and e-business o...