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Information Systems and Outsourcing : Studies in Theory and Practice /

A new look at nearly 20 years of theoretical and practical research on IT outsourcing. The book explores how good IT outsourcing theories shape practice and how effective IT outsourcing practices inform theory. It highlights the importance of examining theories borrowed from economics, strategy, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lacity, Mary C. (Author), Willcocks, Leslie P. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Business and Management.
Business Finance.
IT in Business.
Knowledge Management.
Management.
Business enterprises > Finance.
Business > Data processing.
Business.
Information technology.
Knowledge management.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A new look at nearly 20 years of theoretical and practical research on IT outsourcing. The book explores how good IT outsourcing theories shape practice and how effective IT outsourcing practices inform theory. It highlights the importance of examining theories borrowed from economics, strategy, and sociology to study IT outsourcing.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVII, 431 pages)
ISBN:9780230594838
DOI:10.1057/9780230594838