Applying main path analysis, this paper investigates the IT outsourcing (ITO) field by
identifying a set of papers that have played a central role in the development of the field and …

Outsourcing of services has been receiving increasing attention in management literature
and praxis. It is considered that greatest attention has been given to the enhanced efficiency …

Dramatically reduced network cost due to the Internet and Virtual Private Networks (VPN),
the ever increasing supply of bandwidth, and advances in the security of Internet based …

Critics have argued that the field of information systems (IS) lacks a coherent theoretical
framework. This paper attempts to further the theoretical development of a critical and …

A few years ago some major outsourcing contracts were signed by large corporations like
Eastman Kodak and General Dynamics. Since then the trade literature in particular has …

This paper aims to identify the key factors influencing the intention to continue using
enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Extending the Technology-Organization …

Although many researchers and practitioners have discussed different aspects of
outsourcing in the past, there have been only a handful of papers that grapple these …

Abstract Contracting Global Virtual Teams as part of global IT outsourcing is currently en
vogue. As might be expected when virtual team members are from different countries …

Purpose–Despite the considerable growth of information systems (IS) outsourcing in recent
years, this trend is still the object of strong criticism. This study has as its aim to show the …

Information systems offshoring has emerged as a significant force in the global political
economy, an important source of firm-specific competitive advantage, and a focal point for …