Managing Information Technology Investments With Outsourcing [Hardcover]

Mehdi Khosrowpour (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1994 | ISBN-10: 1878289209 | ISBN-13: 978-1878289209

This book is designed to help managers conduct a thorough investigation of the issues that influence the outsourcing decision. A comprehensive examination of the topics related to outsourcing is enhanced with prescriptive frameworks and expert recommendations based on empirical evidence. Experts offer insight into how outsourcing can provide managers with the means to control costs while increasing flexibility in the organization's information systems operations. Managers must also be aware of the potential dangers that can occur when outsiders are trusted with the information services of the organization.

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Review

This book will help managers understand all aspects of outsourcing-including economic benefits, direct and indirect cots, dimensions, strategic value, human aspects, evaluation and more." -- American Society of Association Executives, 1996

About the Author

Mehdi Khosrowpour is currently an Associate Professor of Information Systems at Penn State Harrisburg. He is the editor-in-charge of the Information Resources Management Journal, the Annals of Cases on Information Technology Application and Management in Organizations and Information Management and consulting editor of the Information Technology Newsletter. In addition, he also serves on the editorial review boards of six other international information systems journals and has authored/edited 10 books and more than 30 articles published in various scholarly and professional journals.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 450 pages
• Publisher: Idea Group Pub (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878289209
• ISBN-13: 978-1878289209
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,922,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)