Publisher's Synopsis
This special book contains articles previously published in MIS Quarterly Executive on the topic of IT outsourcing. The articles range from classics to current.
Foreword by Leslie Willcocks, Ilan Oshri, & Joseph Rottman.
Articles included in this book:
"Twenty Practices for Offshore Sourcing (Rottman & Lacity, 2004)
"The Maturing Chinese Offshore IT Services Industry: It Takes 10 Years to Sharpen a Sword" (Carmel, Gao, & Zhang, 2008)
"Relational Alignment in Offshore IS Outsourcing" (Ghosh & Scott, 2009)
"Managing the Vendor Set: Achieving Best Pricing and Quality Service in IT Outsourcing" (Poston, Kettinger, & Simon, 2009)
"Overcoming Knowledge-Transfer Barriers in Infrastructure Management Outsourcing: Lessons from a Case Study" (Hawk, Zheng, & Zmud, 2009)
"Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility and Global IT Outsourcing" (Babin & Nicholson, 2009)
"Reducing Client Risks from Offshore IT Vendors' HR Challenges" (Mehta & Mehta, 2009)
"Life After IT Outsourcing: Lessons Learned from Resizing the IT Workforce" (Ranganathan & Outlay, 2009)
"Switching IT Outsourcing Suppliers: Enhancing Transition Readiness" (Sia, Kiat, & Pelly, 2010)
"The Crucial Role of Middle Management in Outsourcing" (Willcocks & Griffiths, 2010)
"Achieving Step-Change in Outsourcing Maturity: Toward Collaborative Innovation" (Whitley & Willcocks, 2011)
"Choosing an Evolutionary Path for Offshore Captive Centers" (Oshri, 2013).
