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Ever since Eastman Kodak announced that it was outsourcing its information systems (IS) function in 1988 to IBM, DEC and Businessland, large companies have found it acceptable or even fashionable to transfer their IS assets, leases and staff the third-party vendors. In view of the changes in the sourcing, the key question now is not "should we outsource IS?", but rather "where and how can we take advantage of the rapidly developing market of IS services providers?". This book seeks to provide answers to this question.
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
A common practice involving enormous sums of money, outsourcing is paying a third party to take control of one of a company's functions and then "sell" the service back to it. Prominent IS community members warn of the dangers in surrendering complete management control of their strategic assets. The key question is not "should we outsource IS?" but "where and how can we take advantage of the rapidly developing market of IS service providers?" This book provides answers to the question based on extremely detailed studies of six successful insourcing companies.
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- Strategic Sourcing of Information Systems: Perspectives and Practices by Leslie P. Willcocks in Front Matter, page 184, and page 346
- The Outsourcing Process: Strategies for Evaluation and Management by Ronan McIvor on page 179, and page 216
- Strategic Planning for Information Systems by John L. Ward on page 535, and page 570
- Advanced Topics in Global Information Management Series, Vol. 1 (Advanced Topics in Global Information Management Series) by Felix B. Tan on page 189, and page 205
- Global Information Technology Outsourcing: In Search of Business Advantage by Mary C. Lacity in Back Matter
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